Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
404 people call this town in Co. Meath home.
Homes sell for a median €272,900, about 4.6 times what a household here earns in a year. Its architectural heritage runs to 17 buildings on the national inventory. Nearly a fifth of adults are graduates. At the 2022 census, 13% of the labour force was out of work.
At under 1,000 residents, Nobber is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
The 3 things Nobber does most differently from other towns.
22 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nobber.
Families in Nobber have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school. Half of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, above Co. Meath’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (35%) alike. For secondary school, the closest is O'Carolan College, 0.6 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Eoin Báiste Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 123 | Catholic |
| O'Carolan College DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 725 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Nobber | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +34% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 0% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 0% | 39% |
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.
100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Meath’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). The ground under Nobber carries no high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Nobber | 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.
The year’s mean temperature is 9.8°C, near Co. Meath’s towns (9.9°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). Nobber is 0.2°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010. The nearest weather station is Dunsany, 35 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Nobber | 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 | 895 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Ages taken into account, Nobber counts 96 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Nearly a quarter of residents have a disability, higher than Co. Meath’s towns (19%) and near Irish towns (22%). Asked at the census, 87% of residents of Nobber said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Nobber | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 3.7% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 91% | 88% |
| With a disability | 23% | 19% | 22% |
| 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
Nearly half of households own their home, below both Co. Meath’s towns (74%) and Irish towns (61%). Renting privately is how 17% of households live.
| Housing | Nobber | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 32% | 9% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 49% | 74% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €273K | €375K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 15% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A82, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Green space in Nobber adds up to 3 ha, in one park. Walkers have 0.7 km per km² of paths and tracks, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (1.3 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away.
| Outdoors | Nobber | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.6% | 1% | 2.7% |
| 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% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Set beside Nobber’s forecast, a normal November runs from 4°C at night to 10°C by day. Today brings about 4 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 23 km/h; the low is 7°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 5 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 238 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 184 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 222 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 251 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Working from home was the norm for 6.9% of workers at the census. 13% of the labour force were unemployed, above Co. Meath’s towns (7.3%) and Irish towns (9.2%) alike. On average, the journey to work lasts 26.1 min.
| Census 2022 | Nobber | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 59% | 70% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 13% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 26.1 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
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.
People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, about level with Irish towns (14%) and above Co. Meath’s towns (9.2%). Children under 15 count for 26% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
51.2% of Nobber’s residents are women
207 women and 197 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Nobber | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 9.2% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 19% | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 24% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 34% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 19% | 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 one council for Nobber; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. The town sits in the Kells local electoral area, which elects 7 councillors.
| Turnout | Nobber | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 47% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.3% of the total, above Co. Meath’s towns (1.4%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. 22 archaeological sites are on the record.
| Heritage | Nobber | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 421 | 29 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.3% | 1.4% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 22 | 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 Nobber; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Historic houseKells High Crosses14 km southwest
CastleSlane Castle18 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey21 km southeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle30 km south
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower22 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
17 of Nobber’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 22 archaeological sites in and around the town.
4 notable people were born in Nobber.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobber | 404 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kingscourt Cavan | 2,955 | 10 | B+ | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Mullagh Cavan | 1,651 | 13 | — | B+ | A | C− |
| Kells | 6,608 | 13 | B | A | B− | C |
| Ardee Louth | 5,478 | 14 | C | B− | C | B− |
| Carrickmacross Monaghan | 5,745 | 17 | B | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Bailieborough Cavan | 2,974 | 18 | B+ | A | C | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Nobber had 404 people at the 2022 census, up from 375 in 2016: 7.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Nobber is 36.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
78% of working residents drive to work and 15% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 7% mostly work from home, and 50% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Meath
Nobber has 404 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).