Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2022. A town in Co. Meath, home to 380 people.
Gormanston takes 4 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €323,000. 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its architectural heritage runs to 10 buildings on the national inventory. Mortgage-free owners make up nearly three in five households.
Gormanston has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The 3 things Gormanston does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 3 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 12%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gormanston.
14% of the schools teach through Irish, above both Co. Meath’s towns (8%) and Irish towns (8%). 7 schools lie within 3 km of Gormanston: 5 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. Franciscan College is the nearest secondary school, 0.3 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh PadraigLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 524 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Ghlór na Mara GaelcholáisteLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 520 | Multi-denominational |
| Balbriggan Educate Together NS DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 356 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −7% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 14% | 8% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 0% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 14% | 0% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
The closest place to swim from Gormanston is Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach, 4.6 km away, rated sufficient in 2025. Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above both Co. Meath’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). No part of Gormanston is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights bottom out at 2.9°C in Gormanston, about level with Irish towns (2.9°C) and above Co. Meath’s towns (2.1°C). Taken over the whole year, the average temperature locally is 10.2°C. The town gets 784 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.5°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.9°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 784 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
43% of residents have a disability, above Co. Meath’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Weighed against its ages, bad health in Gormanston runs at 58 per 100 expected. Asked at the census, 73% of residents of Gormanston said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 91% | 88% |
| With a disability | 43% | 19% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 2% of households.
| Housing | Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 95% | 74% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 2% | 15% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €323K | €375K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area K32, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Walkers have 0.7 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Meath’s towns (1.3 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Protected nature near Gormanston includes North-West Irish Sea cSPA. For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away.
| Outdoors | Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 31% | 0% | 0% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 36.1 ha | 2.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.7 km per km² | 1.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 95% | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Gormanston’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 5°C. Today brings about 1 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 39 km/h; the low is 10°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Saturday, around 7 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 196 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 164 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 195 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 229 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
A trip to work takes 33 min on average. 81% of commuters drove, above both Co. Meath’s towns (74%) and Irish towns (66%). Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 63% at the census.
| Census 2022 | Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 63% | 70% | 68% |
| Median household income | €81,410 | €73,360 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 33 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 7.1% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
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.
Born abroad: 12% of residents. 19% of residents are 15 to 24, above both Co. Meath’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a third of residents.
Women make up 51.6% of Gormanston
196 women and 184 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 35% | 9.2% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.8% | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.4% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 27% | 36% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Meath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is no majority on Meath County Council; Independent have the most seats, 11 of 40, short of 21. Meath County Council is the council for Gormanston, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. The town sits in the Ashbourne local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 47% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
There are 3 entries on the national archaeological record here. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Co. Meath’s towns (1.4%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 10 buildings in Gormanston, 1 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Gormanston | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 263 | 29 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 12% | 1.4% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 24 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Gormanston; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland33 km south · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral33 km south
MuseumNational Library of Ireland33 km south
Historic houseLeinster House33 km south
Big drawZooDublin Zoo31 km south · 1.3M visitors a year (2022)Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 10 buildings in Gormanston, 1 of national or international importance. 3 archaeological sites are on the record here.
2 notable people were born in Gormanston; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Steve Staunton: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colin O'Donoghue: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0 · Mairead McGuinness: Photographer: Christophe Licoppe, CC BY 4.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gormanston | 380 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stamullen | 3,720 | 1.9 | B+ | B+ | C | A |
| Balbriggan Dublin | 24,322 | 4.2 | C− | B+ | C− | D |
| Balrothery Dublin | 2,282 | 6.6 | — | C+ | C− | A |
| Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney | 15,642 | 7.5 | C+ | B | C | B− |
| Skerries Dublin | 10,743 | 10 | A− | C− | A− | A− |
| Drogheda Louth | 44,135 | 11 | C− | C | C | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Gormanston had 380 people at the 2022 census, up from 348 in 2016: 9.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Gormanston is 53.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Meath
Gormanston has 380 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)
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).