Suncroft’s story
Suncroft has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 5%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1860Presbytery, Suncroft
- 1900Saint Brigid's Catholic Church
SuncroftCo. Kildare
A town in Co. Kildare, home to 491 people. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 17%.
Population
491
CSO, Census 2022 · Kildare County Council
Median age
41.4
22% are 65+ · Co. Kildare 10%
Degree level
20%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
12%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Suncroft a good place to live?
A typical home sold for €383,000, or 6.1 years of the town’s median household income. Residents born outside Ireland: 10%. On the way to work, 12% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. A degree is held by a fifth of adults.
There are no grades for Suncroft: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
What makes Suncroft stand out
The 3 things Suncroft does most differently from other towns.
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
Against 22% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
Against 36% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Suncroft.
Schools
More schools around Suncroft are in DEIS, the support scheme, than in Co. Kildare’s towns or across Irish towns: 50%
Pupil numbers changed −8% since 2019/20, below both Co. Kildare’s towns (+7%) and Irish towns (+4%). 2 schools lie within 3 km of Suncroft: 2 primary schools.
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Brigids N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 167 | Catholic |
| S.N. Bride DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 55 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −8% | +7% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 3% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
222
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−8%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.4 km
to the nearest primary school
4.9 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
Natural hazards
An estimated 9.9% of homes in Suncroft sit above the radon reference level
Landslides: none of Suncroft lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 3.2% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
182
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Suncroft has colder winter nights than nine in ten Irish towns
Midsummer afternoons in Suncroft peak at about 20.1°C. Across the year it averages 9.9°C, close to Co. Kildare’s towns (9.9°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). The coldest nights come in January, when Suncroft averages a low of 2.0°C.
20.1°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.4°C
Spring13.2°C
Summer19.5°C
Autumn14.0°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.1°C | 20.1°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 871 mm | 854 mm | 937 mm |
20.1°C
July high
2.0°C
January low
871 mm
Rain a year
93 mm
Wettest month
35
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, more people in Suncroft live with a disability than in Co. Kildare’s towns or Irish towns: 123 per 100 expected
At the census, 87% of people in Suncroft called their health good or very good, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (91%) and Irish towns (88%). Weighed against its ages, bad health locally runs at 90 per 100 expected. Disability touches 29% of the town’s population.
87%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health90
Disability123
Co. Kildare99
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 29% | 20% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 3.9% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 91% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2% | 1.5% | 2% |
90
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kildare 99
123
disability per 100 expected · Co. Kildare 102
84 · 80.3
life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-East region, 2016
28%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and Midlands
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Few households rent privately in Suncroft: 9%, fewer than in Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
16% live in social housing, higher than both Co. Kildare’s towns (10%) and Irish towns (13%). Home ownership stands at 72% of households.
€383Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Suncroft€383K
Co. Kildare€408K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 9% | 18% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 16% | 10% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 72% | 70% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €383K | €408K | €350K |
72%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
9%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,701
a month on new tenancies, County Kildare
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area R56, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
More homes in Suncroft are a short walk from green space than in Co. Kildare’s towns or Irish towns: 100%
Walkers have 0.3 km per km² of paths and tracks, lower than both Co. Kildare’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Suncroft offers 6.5 ha of green space per 1,000 residents.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Suncroft6.5 ha
Co. Kildare2.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 79% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.5% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
6.5 ha
Green space
2 km
Footpaths
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Forecast for Suncroft: mostly sunny today and highs near 12 degrees
Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 22 km/h and a low of 7°C. Over the days that follow, afternoons range between 6°C and 11°C, with Thursday the mildest. In Suncroft, the November norm is a high of 11°C and a low of 4°C.
12°C / 7°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December8°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 225 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 177 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 213 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 256 mm |
12°C / 7°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
13 km/h
Wind
89%
Humidity
9 h 19 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Work is less widespread in Suncroft: 67% of 15 to 64s are in a job, under Co. Kildare’s towns and Irish towns
The average trip to work took 29.5 min, lower than Co. Kildare’s towns (32.6 min) yet higher than Irish towns (27.6 min). Of those in the labour force, 8.9% are unemployed. Average household income comes to €62,830 a year before tax.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van76%
Walk9%
Train, DART or Luas2%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 67% | 71% | 68% |
| Average trip | 29.5 min | 32.6 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €62,830 | €74,553 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9% | 6.4% | 9.2% |
€62,830
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Kildare €72,997
12%
worked mainly from home, 2022
13%
trips of an hour or more
6,663
on the Live Register, County Kildare, September 2026
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
Who lives here
An older town: 22% of people in Suncroft are 65 or over, more than in Co. Kildare’s towns or Irish towns
0.5% speak Irish daily outside school, below Co. Kildare’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.4% of the town. Overseas births account for a tenth of the people living here.
41.4median age
SuncroftCo. KildareIreland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none23%
Lower secondary19%
Leaving Cert33%
Diploma or cert4%
Degree or higher20%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 47.5% of Suncroft
233 women and 258 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 23% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 22% | 10% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 23% | 7.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 12% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.2% | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 20% | 39% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kildare and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
The last seat in Kildare was won by 15 votes
At the general election 58% voted, lower than Co. Kildare’s towns (60%) and near Irish towns (59%). Kildare County Council runs Suncroft: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. Turnout at the last local elections was 44%. Also worth knowing: with 12 of 40 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Kildare County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs.
12/40seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Kildare County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil12
Fine Gael11
Social Democrats7
Labour Party5
Independent3
Sinn Féin1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 44% | 45% | 46% |
5
Councillors
12/40
Fianna Fáil seats on Kildare County, the largest party
44%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Kildare South
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
2 buildings in Suncroft are on the national inventory, all of regional importance
Scaled to its population, that is 41 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Suncroft. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total.
2inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional2
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1860
earliest dated inventory building
5%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Suncroft | Co. Kildare | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 41 | 50 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.8% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Curragh Military Museum and 2 more in and around Suncroft
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Suncroft. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumCurragh Military Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumThe Irish National Stud & Gardens4.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumHorse Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Places: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Suncroft
15pages on Suncroft
Landmarks
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 2 buildings in Suncroft, each rated of regional importance.
Famous people from around Suncroft
No notable person born in Suncroft is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
K
Kathleen LonsdaleIrish crystallographer (1903-1971) · born in NewbridgeA
Aisling BeaIrish comedian, actress, and writer · born in Kildare · born 1984
J
John William DunneBritish soldier, aeronautical engineer … · born in Curragh CampM
Michèle BurkeIrish-born make-up artist · born in Kildare · 1959–2025Photo credits
Clare Daly: The Left, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Christy Moore: cybernoelie, CC BY 2.0
Suncroft’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Curragh CampKildareAthgarvanKilcullenNewbridgeDunlavinSuncroft
Questions about Suncroft
Has Suncroft grown?
Suncroft had 491 people at the 2022 census, up from 421 in 2016: 16.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Suncroft?
The median age in Suncroft is 41.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Suncroft
Urban area in Co. Kildare
491 people live in Suncroft, in the area of Kildare County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
- Population
- 491 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Kildare
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Local electoral area
- Kildare
- Dáil constituency
- Kildare South
- Name in Irish
- Crochta na Gréine
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:06464
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).