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A town in Co. Meath, home to 1,195 people.
Kentstown’s strongest is health (B+). Homes are affordable: the median home sold for €357,100, 4.5 times the town’s median household income. Where it falls short is walkability. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the typical Irish town: 23%). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for safety and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · radon, EPA. Kentstown is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
This town's house price is the median for its whole Eircode routing key, town and countryside together: fewer than 30 sales in the town itself were recorded on the Property Price Register in 2023 to 2025, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Rents for this town aren't published on their own, so its Cost Grade uses the county's average rent. Safety less sure: most residents live in a Garda station area whose station is more than 10 km away, so the rate is shared with a wider area. Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level. This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
The 3 things Kentstown does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Kentstown with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kentstown.
Disability touches 19% of Kentstown’s population. Allowing for its ages, Kentstown has 97 residents with a disability per 100 expected, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (103) and Irish towns (106). Asked at the census, nine in ten residents of Kentstown said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.7% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 91% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 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
8% rent privately, below both Co. Meath’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (22%). Council and housing-body homes hold 4% of households.
| Housing | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 87% | 74% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 4% | 9% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 8% | 15% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area C15, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Before tax, the average household brings in €79,380 a year. The car took 84% of commuters, above both Co. Meath’s towns (74%) and Irish towns (66%). The commute to work averages 34.8 min.
| Census 2022 | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34.8 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €79,380 | €73,360 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 23% | 29% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 10% | 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.
One school lies within 3 km of Kentstown. 214 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Baile Cheant Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 214 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −15% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 0% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in Kentstown is 10.0°C. July afternoons reach 20.1°C here, above Co. Meath’s towns (19.9°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C) alike. November is the wettest month in the town, with 89 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.2°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.1°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 852 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, below Co. Meath’s towns (1.3 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away.
| Outdoors | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.8% | 1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 95% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
A passing shower is possible today, but barely measurable; the breeze reaches 26 km/h, and the low is 9°C. Plan indoor things for Saturday, when about 5 mm of rain is forecast. For Kentstown, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 220 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 178 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 210 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 244 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Retirement age and beyond: 10% of residents are 65 or older. 13% were born abroad, below both Co. Meath’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
51.0% of Kentstown’s residents are women
610 women and 585 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 10% | 9.2% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.7% | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 28% | 36% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Meath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 11 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on Meath County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs. Kentstown is run by Meath County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. It sits in the Ashbourne local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 47% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
For its size, Kentstown has 33 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than Co. Meath’s towns (29) yet lower than Irish towns (48). Homes from before 1919 make up 2% of the total.
| Heritage | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 33 | 29 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 24 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
The graded crime recorded most in Kentstown was assaults and harassment (2023–2025). Burglary and damage came to 6 per 1,000 residents a year, above Co. Meath’s towns (4.2) but below Irish towns (6.4). Every year, 54.4 crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents.
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 | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theft | 22.1 | 9.5 | 15.3 |
| Burglary & damage | 6 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 54.4 | 36.7 | 54.3 |
| Violent crime | 5.1 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Landslides: none of Kentstown lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Kentstown | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Kentstown; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleSkryne Castle4.8 km outside town, to the south
CastleSlane Castle9.1 km north
Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland37 km southeast · 783K visitors a year
CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral37 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey13 km north
MuseumNational Library of Ireland37 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Kentstown’s built heritage counts 4 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 4 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Kentstown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Francis Beaufort: Stephen Pearce, Public domain · Dylan Moran: Fernando de Sousa of Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paul Tighe: ITU/I.Wood, CC BY 2.0 · Gary Rogers: Seaninryan, CC BY-SA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentstown | 1,195 | — | — | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Duleek | 4,899 | 7.9 | B+ | A− | A− | B− |
| Slane | 1,445 | 8.9 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Navan | 33,886 | 9.9 | B | A− | C+ | B− |
| Dunshaughlin | 6,644 | 13 | A | C | A− | A |
| Tullyallen Louth | 1,697 | 14 | — | C− | C | A− |
| Ratoath | 10,077 | 14 | A+ | C+ | B+ | A+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
10% mostly work from home, and 23% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Kentstown had 1,195 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,136 in 2016: 5.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Kentstown is 35.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Meath
1,195 people live in Kentstown, 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) · 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).