Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
414 residents make their home in this town in Co. Tipperary.
Homes sell for a median €222,300, about 4.7 times what a household here earns in a year. A degree is held by 13% of adults. Unemployment stood at 20% of the labour force in 2022. The car is not the only way to work here: 11% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Littleton out for now.
The 3 things Littleton does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 4%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Littleton.
Half of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, near Co. Tipperary’s towns (50%) and higher than Irish towns (35%). 2 schools lie within 3 km of Littleton: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh PeadarLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 138 | Catholic |
| S.N. Chaoimhghin DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 83 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Littleton | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | +6% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 50% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
An estimated 1.7% of homes in Littleton have radon above the reference level. The ground under Littleton carries no high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Littleton | Co. Tipperary | 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.
July afternoons reach 19.7°C here, close to both Co. Tipperary’s towns (19.8°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Across the year, Littleton averages 9.8°C. October is the wettest month in the town, with 102 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Littleton | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 966 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
29% of residents have a disability, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (22%). Ages taken into account, Littleton counts 120 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.5% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Littleton | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 2.6% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.3% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
7% of households are private tenants. Owners make up 64% of households, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (55%) and close to Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Littleton | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 29% | 18% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 7% | 23% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €222K | €225K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 64% | 55% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E41, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, near Co. Tipperary’s towns (0.5 km per km²) and lower than Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Per 1,000 residents, Littleton has 9.7 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Littleton | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 4 mm. Only a trace of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 21 km/h, with a low of 6°C. By December, a normal day reaches 8°C and a normal night 2°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 270 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 197 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 222 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 277 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
A fifth of people in the labour force have no job. Short trips: 38% under 15 minutes, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (49%) but above Irish towns (31%). The commute to work averages 25.4 min.
| Census 2022 | Littleton | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 20% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 58% | 67% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 38% | 49% | 31% |
| Average trip | 25.4 min | 23.4 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.
Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents. 15% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (12%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here.
Women make up 49.5% of Littleton
205 women and 209 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Littleton | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 17% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 27% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 13% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Local government for Littleton is Tipperary County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Turnout at the last local elections was 56%, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (56%) and above Irish towns (46%). With 14 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on Tipperary County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Littleton | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 56% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 sites here, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (26) and Irish towns (11) alike. Homes built before 1919 account for 4.3% of the housing. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 3 buildings in Littleton, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
| Heritage | Littleton | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 72 | 126 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 26 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.3% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Littleton. Best known first.
Castle · Office of Public WorksGrallagh Castle5 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenO'Driscoll Garden Centre4.9 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryGift Horse Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 3 buildings in Littleton, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
8 notable people were born in Littleton.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleton | 414 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thurles | 8,185 | 6.9 | B− | A | C | B− |
| Urlingford Kilkenny | 1,196 | 14 | — | A | A− | C+ |
| Cashel | 4,805 | 17 | B | A− | C | C+ |
| Templemore | 2,005 | 19 | — | A+ | C+ | C |
| Fethard | 1,738 | 19 | — | A | C+ | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
8% mostly work from home, and 38% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Littleton had 414 people at the 2022 census, down from 432 in 2016: 4.2% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Littleton is 39.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Littleton has 414 people, in the area of Tipperary 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).