Longwood’s story
Longwood has 7 buildings on the National Inventory
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1840Catholic Church of the Assumption
- 1850House, Longwood
- 1860P.J. Dargan (house)
LongwoodCo. Meath
Few residents are of retirement age: 8% are 65 or over. In Co. Meath, this town has 1,685 residents.
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Photo: Kenod44 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,685
CSO, Census 2022 · Meath County Council
Median age
35.4
8% are 65+ · Co. Meath 9%
Degree level
30%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Longwood a good place to live?
On safety it is strong: violent crime runs at 3.4 per 1,000 residents a year, burglary and criminal damage at 2.7. A typical home sold for €347,500, or 4.7 years of the town’s median household income. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C): on the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Irish towns (A). Radon is barely a concern: almost no homes exceed the reference level.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · commuting, CSO Census 2022 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA. Longwood is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
Rents for this town aren't published on their own, so its Cost Grade uses the county's average rent. 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 Longwood stand out
The 3 things Longwood does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 8% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Hazard risk
Hazard risk
Better than 91%
of Irish towns on hazard risk
Its hazard risk grade: A.
How Longwood grades
Each subject compares Longwood 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 riskRadon is barely a concern: almost no homes exceed the reference levelAOpen →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA−Open →WalkabilityWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnB+Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB+Open →Jobs & income70% of 15-to-64s in work; 7% unemployedBOpen →
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 Longwood.
Natural hazardsHazard risk A
Longwood has low radon, steady ground and few homes standing low by a big river or the sea
Landslides: none of Longwood lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Radon is rarely a worry locally: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. 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 | Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
591
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
SafetySafety A−
Longwood has less crime per resident than four in five Irish towns
Recorded crime of every kind runs at 22.1 per 1,000 residents a year. In 2023–2025, assaults and harassment led the graded crimes in Longwood. For its size, Longwood records less crime per resident than 68% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
3.4violent incidents per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 68% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 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
Dangerous acts7.3
Road traffic4.2
Assault3.1
Theft2.7
Damage1.8
Burglary0.9
Public order0.9
Drugs0.4
Against justice0.3
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 | Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 22.1 | 36.7 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 2.7 | 9.5 | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.4 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
3.4
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
2.7
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
110
incidents a year, Longwood [SS] Garda area
6.2
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
HousingCost of living B+
Longwood is a town of owners: 82% of households own their home, above Co. Meath’s towns and Irish towns
Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. Social housing holds 6% of households, below Co. Meath’s towns (9%) and Irish towns (13%) alike.
€348Kmedian sale priceB+Cost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Longwood€348K
Co. Meath€375K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €320,000 | 63 |
| The last 12 months | €435,000 | 34 |
| Housing | Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 82% | 74% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 6% | 9% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 15% | 22% |
82%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
12%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,542
a month on new tenancies, County Meath
4.9
times median household income, County Meath
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
HealthHealth B+
Fewer people in Longwood are in bad health than its ages would predict: 80 per 100 expected, under Co. Meath’s towns and Irish towns
Self-reported good health: 91% of Longwood’s residents. At the census, 1.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Meath’s towns (1.6%) and Irish towns (2%). Disability, age-adjusted: 111 for every 100 expected here.
91%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health80
Disability111
Co. Meath105
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 1.6% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 91% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.6% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 21% | 19% | 22% |
80
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Meath 105
111
disability per 100 expected · Co. Meath 103
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
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Longwood than in Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns: 7.8%
The average trip to work took 35 min, above both Co. Meath’s towns (32.9 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). By car: that was how just over four in five commuters travelled at the census. Income per household averages €74,137 a year, before tax.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van82%
Bus3%
Walk3%
Train, DART or Luas1%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 35 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €74,137 | €73,360 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 6.5% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 34% | 29% | 31% |
€74,137
median household income, 2022 · Co. Meath €70,657
9%
worked mainly from home, 2022
19%
trips of an hour or more
3,692
on the Live Register, County Meath, September 2026
C
Walkability: better than 27% 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.
Climate
Nights turn raw in Longwood each January, colder than in 90% of Irish towns
A January night in Longwood drops to 2.0°C on average, close to Co. Meath’s towns (2.1°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). The annual mean locally is 9.8°C. November is the wettest month here, with 92 mm of rain on average.
20.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.3°C
Spring13.2°C
Summer19.4°C
Autumn13.9°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 888 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
20.0°C
July high
2.0°C
January low
888 mm
Rain a year
92 mm
Wettest month
43
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Longwood has 3 waymarked trails within 5 km
Woodland covers 0.3% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Green space in Longwood totals 4 ha, in one park. For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Longwood2.2 ha
Co. Meath2.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.5 km per km² | 1.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.3% | 1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 95% | 92% |
100%
Near a park
2.2 ha
Green space
4 km
Footpaths
1.2%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Longwood today: mostly sunny, topping out at 11 degrees
The warmest afternoon ahead comes on Thursday, at 11°C; the coolest tops out at 7°C. Longwood’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 10°C, the usual low 4°C. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 23 km/h, then a low of 9°C.
11°C / 9°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 | 232 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 181 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 221 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 253 mm |
11°C / 9°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
23 km/h
Wind
82%
Humidity
9 h 17 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
A town of families: 27% of people in Longwood are under 15, more than in Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns
Born abroad: 14% of residents. 7.5% of residents are 65 or over, below Co. Meath’s towns (9.2%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 15% of the town.
35.4median age
LongwoodCo. MeathIreland
Ages · share of residents
15%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none7%
Lower secondary15%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher30%
Women and men · all residents
51.8% of Longwood’s residents are women
873 women and 812 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 7.5% | 9.2% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 6.8% | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.3% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 30% | 36% | 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
Meath County Council is the council for Longwood, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. 44% of voters turned out at the last local elections, below both Co. Meath’s towns (47%) and Irish towns (46%). Independent lead Meath County Council with 11 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed.
11/40seats held by Independent
Seats on Meath County · June 2024
Independent11
Fine Gael11
Fianna Fáil9
Sinn Féin6
Aontú2
Social Democrats1
| Turnout | Longwood | 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
Inventory buildings in Longwood: 42 per 10,000 residents, against 29 in Co. Meath’s towns and 48 in Irish towns
Before 1919: that is when 2.4% of homes were built. 7 of Longwood’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
7inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional7
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1840
earliest dated inventory building
2
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 42 | 29 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 24 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
50% of schools around Longwood get DEIS support, above Co. Meath’s towns and Irish towns
Coláiste Clavin is the nearest secondary school, 0.6 km away. Families in Longwood have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school. Pupil numbers changed +7% since 2019/20, above both Co. Meath’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%).
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Nicholas Primary School Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 299 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Clavin DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 519 | Multi-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic1
Multi-denominational1
| Schools within 3 km | Longwood | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 0% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 0% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +7% | +4% | +4% |
818
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+7%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.4 km
to the nearest primary school
0.6 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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Clonard Abbey and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Longwood; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey4.9 km outside town, to the west
CastleDonore Castle3.8 km outside town, to the north
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle14 km northeast
Historic houseKells High Crosses31 km north
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King29 km west
Abbey or prioryBective Abbey21 km northeastPlaces: 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 (6)
- Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donore Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kells High Crosses: Pinacle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Christ the King: Mullingar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bective Abbey: Klennon77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Longwood
15pages on Longwood
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
7 of Longwood’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
Famous people from around Longwood
One notable person was born in Longwood; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
P
Patrick GilesIrish politician · 1899–1965
M
Mary BrückIrish astronomer (1925–2008) · born in Ballivor
Photo credits
John J. Glennon: J.C. Strauss, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tim Clancy: Alasdair Middleton from Rothesay, Scotland, CC BY 2.0 · Noel Dempsey: US Department of Education, Public domain · Paddy Keenan: Dereksmootz at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Longwood’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
EnfieldBallivorKinnegadDerrinturnTrimEdenderryLongwood
Questions about Longwood
How old are the people of Longwood?
The median age in Longwood is 35.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Longwood drive to work?
9% mostly work from home, and 34% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Longwood grown?
Longwood had 1,685 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,591 in 2016: 5.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
About Longwood
Urban area in Co. Meath
Longwood has 1,685 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
- 1,685 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Meath
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Local electoral area
- Trim
- Dáil constituency
- Meath West
- Name in Irish
- Maigh Dearmhaí
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:11428
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).