Enfield’s story
Enfield: 13 buildings on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 0%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1780House, Enfield
- 1790Bridge, Enfield
- 1790Canal (section of), Enfield
EnfieldCo. Meath
Just 6% of residents are 65 or older. Some 3,663 people live in this town, in Co. Meath.
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Photo: Scaramanga731 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
3,663
CSO, Census 2022 · Meath County Council
Median age
34.1
6% are 65+ · Co. Meath 9%
Degree level
38%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
16%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
TownGrade
A+
#10 of 320
Is Enfield a good place to live?
Good marks almost everywhere you look. Jobs and pay hold up well: jobs reach 71% of 15 to 64s, and unemployment is 6%. Enfield grades A+ overall and ranks #10 of 320 Irish towns. That leaves it better than 97% of Irish towns. Recorded crime is low: burglary and criminal damage run at 4.9 per 1,000 residents a year, violent crime at 2.6. The median home sold for €383,900, 4.8 times the town’s median household income.
Figures: work, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
What makes Enfield stand out
The 3 things Enfield does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 6% are 65 or over
The median of Irish towns: 14%
CSO, Census 2022
Hazard risk
Hazard risk
Better than 91%
of Irish towns on hazard risk
Its hazard risk grade: A.
Median gross household income
Income
Gross, a year (the median of Irish towns: €57,760)
CSO household income, Enfield.
How Enfield grades
Each subject compares Enfield with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Hazard riskAlmost no homes are above the radon reference levelAOpen →Jobs & income6% unemployedA−Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carB+Open →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB+Open →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB−Open →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Enfield.
Natural hazardsHazard risk A
Enfield has low radon, steady ground and few homes standing low by a big river or the sea
Radon is rarely a worry in Enfield: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. No part of Enfield is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
0%of homes in high-radon areasAHazard risk Grade
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 | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
1,234
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Enfield is better off than Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns: households earn €79,290 a year
Workers spend 34.3 min getting to work, on average. 5.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Co. Meath’s towns (7.9%) and Irish towns (9.2%) alike. At the census, 16% of commuters got to work without a car.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van72%
Bus8%
Walk4%
Train, DART or Luas3%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €79,290 | €69,166 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 34.3 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 7.9% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 70% | 68% |
€79,290
median household income, 2022 · Co. Meath €70,657
12%
worked mainly from home, 2022
17%
trips of an hour or more
3,692
on the Live Register, County Meath, September 2026
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of Irish towns
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.
Schools
Schools around Enfield are filling: pupils +85% since 2019, more than in Co. Meath’s towns and across Irish towns
The nearest secondary, Enfield Community College, is 0.7 km away. Families in the town have 4 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 special school.
4schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Primary School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 543 | Catholic |
| Enfield Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 684 | Multi-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic2
Multi-denominational2
| Schools within 3 km | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +85% | +2% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 0% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 0% | 35% |
1,342
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+85%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
0.7 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
SafetySafety B+
Enfield records less crime per resident than 71% of Irish towns
Among the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Enfield has less crime per resident than just over four fifths of them. In all, 30.6 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded a year, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (36.7) and Irish towns (54.3). Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes in the town, damage to property came up most often (2023–2025).
2.6violent incidents per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 82% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Theft9
Dangerous acts4.5
Damage3.2
Public order3.1
Road traffic3
Assault2.2
Burglary1.7
Drugs1.6
Against justice1.4
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 30.6 | 36.7 | 54.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 4.9 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 9 | 10 | 15.3 |
2.6
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
4.9
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
165
incidents a year, Enfield Garda area
7.5
against residents per 1,000, as graded
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Climate
Winter nights bite in Enfield: January lows of 1.9°C, colder than Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns
Across the year, Enfield averages 9.8°C. A year brings 879 mm of rain, close to Co. Meath’s towns (855 mm) and below Irish towns (937 mm). The nearest weather station is Dunsany, 16 km away.
19.9°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.3°C
Spring13.1°C
Summer19.3°C
Autumn13.9°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 879 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
19.9°C
July high
1.9°C
January low
879 mm
Rain a year
92 mm
Wettest month
43
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Woodland runs close to Enfield: 3.9% of the land within 1 km, more than in Co. Meath’s towns and across Irish towns
100% of homes are within 400 m of green space, higher than both Co. Meath’s towns (92%) and Irish towns (92%). Green space in Enfield totals 9 ha, in one park. Within 5 km, 6 waymarked trails and greenways set out.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Enfield2.4 ha
Co. Meath2.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.9% | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.1 km per km² | 1.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
2.4 ha
Green space
10 km
Footpaths
3.9%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Up to 11 degrees in Enfield today, light showers
A passing shower is possible today, but barely measurable; the breeze reaches 25 km/h, and the low is 7°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 6 mm. Enfield’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 10°C, nights fall to 4°C.
11°C / 7°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 227 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 179 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 220 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 253 mm |
11°C / 7°C
Today
0.4 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
14 km/h
Wind
86%
Humidity
9 h 17 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Children make up 29% of Enfield, above Co. Meath’s towns and Irish towns
Over-65s are 5.7% of the population. 38% of adults hold a degree, above Co. Meath’s towns (35%) and Irish towns (36%) alike. Foreign-born residents make up 20% of the population.
34.1median age
EnfieldCo. MeathIreland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none8%
Lower secondary10%
Leaving Cert37%
Diploma or cert8%
Degree or higher38%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.2% of Enfield
1,840 women and 1,823 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 29% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 24% |
| 65+ | 5.7% | 9.5% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.5% | 7.9% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.5% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 38% | 35% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Meath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Meath County Council spends less per resident than most councils
Local government for Enfield is Meath County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Turnout at the last local elections was 44%, below both Co. Meath’s towns (47%) and Irish towns (46%). There is no majority on Meath County Council; Independent have the most seats, 11 of 40, short of 21.
11/40seats held by Independent
Seats on Meath County · June 2024
Independent11
Fine Gael11
Fianna Fáil9
Sinn Féin6
Aontú2
Social Democrats1
| Turnout | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 44% | 47% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 60% | 59% |
6
Councillors
11/40
Independent seats on Meath County, the largest party
44%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Meath West
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
The national inventory lists 13 buildings in Enfield, each of regional importance
Scaled to its population, that is 35 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Enfield. Homes from before 1919 make up 0.4% of the total, below Co. Meath’s towns (1.6%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike.
13inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional13
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1780
earliest dated inventory building
0%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 35 | 29 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 26 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.4% | 1.6% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
HealthHealth B
For its ages, Enfield has about as much bad health as expected
92% of Enfield’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Co. Meath’s towns (90%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.4% of the town. Ages taken into account, Enfield counts 106 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.
92%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health108
Disability106
Co. Meath101
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.3% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 90% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2% |
| With a disability | 19% | 20% | 22% |
106
disability per 100 expected · Co. Meath 102
84 · 80.3
life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-East region, 2016
27%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and North East
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
HousingCost of living B−
Enfield’s grade for cost of living: a B−
Three quarters of households own their home, near Co. Meath’s towns (74%) and higher than Irish towns (61%). The typical sale price in Enfield reached €396K in 2025, up 78% from €223K in 2010. The private rented sector houses 16% of households.
€384Kmedian sale priceB−Cost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Enfield€384K
Co. Meath€375K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €390,000 | 106 |
| Second-hand homes | €350,000 | 124 |
| The last 12 months | €420,000 | 87 |
| Housing | Enfield | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 75% | 74% | 61% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,715 | €1,539 | €1,606 |
| Households renting privately | 16% | 14% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 9% | 9% | 13% |
75%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
16%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,715
a month on new tenancies, Enfield
5.4
times median household income, County Meath
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Dublin Castle and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Enfield; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleCastle · Office of Public WorksDublin Castle38 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle16 km north
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral38 km east
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland39 km east · 783K visitors a year
MuseumNational Library of Ireland39 km east
Big drawZooDublin Zoo35 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle16 km northCathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral38 km eastBig drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland39 km east · 783K visitors a yearMuseumNational Library of Ireland39 km eastBig drawZooDublin Zoo35 km east · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Places: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Library of Ireland: YvonneM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin Zoo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Enfield
15pages on Enfield
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 13 buildings in Enfield, each of regional importance.
Famous people from Enfield
4 notable people were born in Enfield.
L
Luke McNallyIrish association football player · born 1999D
David FosterIrish equestrian (1955-1998)T
Tony BrennanIrish Gaelic footballer and selector · born 1944Photo credits
Peter Coffey: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Enfield’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
LongwoodKilcockDerrinturnCoill Dubh (Blackwood)AllenwoodProsperousEnfield
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 3,663 | — | A+ | B− | B+ | B |
| Longwood | 1,685 | 7.9 | — | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Kilcock Kildare | 8,674 | 11 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| Derrinturn Kildare | 1,837 | 11 | — | B− | B− | C |
| Coill Dubh (Blackwood) Kildare | 1,476 | 13 | — | B− | A− | C− |
| Allenwood Kildare | 1,685 | 14 | — | B− | A− | C+ |
| Prosperous Kildare | 2,413 | 14 | — | B− | B+ | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Enfield
Has Enfield grown?
Enfield had 3,663 people at the 2022 census, up from 3,275 in 2016: 11.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Enfield a young town or an old one?
The median age in Enfield is 34.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Enfield drive to work?
12% mostly work from home, and 31% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Enfield
Urban area in Co. Meath
Enfield has 3,663 people, in the area of Meath 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
- 3,663 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Meath
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Local electoral area
- Trim
- Dáil constituency
- Meath West
- Name in Irish
- An Bóthar Buí
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:11423
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).