In Newtown, an estimated 3.4% of homes exceed the radon reference level. Dromineer Beach , 5 km from Newtown, is the closest bathing water; it was rated good in 2025. Landslides: none of Newtown lies in a high-susceptibility zone.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Share of homes	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0%	0%

5 km

to Dromineer Beach bathing water (good)

190

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageNewtown’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

Midwinter lows in Newtown sink below those of 78% of Irish towns

The coldest nights come in January, when Newtown averages a low of 2.3°C. A year brings 1,098 mm of rain, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (1,037 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). The nearest weather station is Gurteen, 26 km away.

19.8°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.8°C

Spring13.4°C

Summer19.3°C

Autumn14.2°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Rain a year	1,098 mm	1,037 mm	937 mm
January low	2.3°C	2.3°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	10.1°C	10.1°C	10.3°C

19.8°C

July high

2.3°C

January low

1,098 mm

Rain a year

126 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

Full pageNewtown’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.8°C, January lows 2.3°C The yearSummer highs 19.3°C, winter lows 2.4°C Rain1,098 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 126 mm Weather station26 km to the weather station · Gurteen

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Disability runs below what Newtown’s ages predict, at 89 per 100 expected, and under Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns

91% of people in Newtown rate their own health good or very good. For its ages, Newtown has 78 people in bad health for every 100 expected, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (145) and Irish towns (113) alike. A disability affects 19% of people in the town.

91%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health78

Disability89

Co. Tipperary145

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
With a disability	19%	25%	22%
Good or very good health	91%	86%	88%
Unpaid carers	4.3%	5.7%	5.4%
Bad or very bad health	1.4%	2.6%	2%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 145

disability per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 114

82.5 · 79

life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-West region, 2016

31%

hold a medical card, HSE Midwest

Full pageNewtown’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 78, disability 89 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health91% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.5, men 79

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

More households own their home in Newtown than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or across Irish towns: 85%

2% live in social housing, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (13%).

€255Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Newtown€255K

Co. Tipperary€225K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Households owning their home	85%	55%	61%
Households in social housing	2%	18%	13%
Households renting privately	13%	23%	22%
Median sale price	€255K	€225K	€350K

85%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

13%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,078

a month on new tenancies, County Tipperary

Full pageNewtown’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters85% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €255,400 Renting€1,078 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E45, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Green space is close to home in Newtown: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than in Co. Tipperary’s towns and across Irish towns

Walkers have 0.4 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). Among the protected sites near Newtown is Lough Derg (Shannon) SPA. 10 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.

100%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Newtown3.6 ha

Co. Tipperary3.2 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Near a park	100%	83%	92%
Woodland within 1 km	0.4%	2.8%	2.7%
Paths per km² of town	0.4 km per km²	0.5 km per km²	2.1 km per km²
Protected nature within 5 km	0.5%	3.4%	1.8%

100%

Near a park

3.6 ha

Green space

3 km

Footpaths

0.5%

Protected for nature

Full pageNewtown’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks3.6 ha per 1,000 residents · 2 ha of green space, 0 parks Protected nature0.5% of the land within 5 km · Lough Derg (Shannon) SPA Paths and trails3 km of paths · 10 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Newtown’s weather today: partly cloudy, with a high of 12 degrees

The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 10 mm. For Newtown, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C. Rain stays out of the forecast today, the air barely stirring above 19 km/h, and the low settles at 7°C.

12°C / 7°CToday

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November11°C

December9°C

January9°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	2°C	336 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	219 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	235 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	308 mm

12°C / 7°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

18 km/h

Wind

79%

Humidity

9 h 20 min

Daylight

Full pageNewtown’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead12°C / 7°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 20 min Daylight · 07:36 to 16:57

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Only 3.1% of commuters in Newtown go to work without a car, fewer than in Co. Tipperary’s towns and across Irish towns

Among people aged 15 to 64, 78% were working at the census. 86% of commuters drove, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (75%) and Irish towns (66%). The census counted one in ten workers working mainly from home.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van86%

Walk3%

Bus1%

Census 2022	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
In work, 15 to 64	78%	67%	68%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	9.7%	9.2%
Median household income	€76,590	€46,245	€57,760
Trips under 15 minutes	43%	49%	31%

€76,590

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Tipperary €52,756

10%

worked mainly from home, 2022

trips of an hour or more

5,284

on the Live Register, County Tipperary, September 2026

Full pageNewtown’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment3.3% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€76,590 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time5,284 on the Live Register · −0.7% on a year earlier

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.

Who lives here

Few people in Newtown were born abroad: 11%, fewer than in Co. Tipperary’s towns and across Irish towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. Children under 15 count for 23% of the people here. 42% of adults hold a degree.

39.5median age

NewtownCo. TipperaryIreland

Co. TipperaryIreland

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none5%

Lower secondary11%

Leaving Cert36%

Diploma or cert7%

Degree or higher42%

Women and men · all residents

48.2% of Newtown’s residents are women

204 women and 219 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Newtown
	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Under 15	23%	19%	20%
15–24	8.7%	11%	12%
25–44	27%	28%	29%
45–64	27%	24%	24%
65+	15%	15%	14%
Primary or none	4.7%	12%	9.7%
Lower secondary	11%	17%	14%
Leaving Cert	36%	40%	35%
Diploma or cert	6.5%	5.8%	5.8%
Degree or higher	42%	24%	36%

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Where born11% born outside Ireland Ages39.5 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households149 households · 2.9 people per household Irish speakers51% can speak Irish · 1% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Newtown votes in numbers: 66% turned out at the general election, above Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns

Local elections drew 57% of voters to the polls last time. With 14 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on Tipperary County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs. One council serves Newtown: Tipperary County Council.

14/40seats held by Independent

Seats on Tipperary County · June 2024

Independent14

Fianna Fáil10

Fine Gael10

Labour Party3

Sinn Féin2

Workers and Unemployed Action1

Turnout	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
General election, November 2024	66%	61%	59%
Local elections, June 2024	57%	56%	46%

Councillors

14/40

Independent seats on Tipperary County, the largest party

57%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Tipperary North

Full pageNewtown’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Newtown voted57% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Tipperary towns 56%Who’s in chargeNo majority: Independent lead with 14 of 40 (21 needed)Councillors4 councillors · Newport TDs3 TDs · Tipperary North

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Newtown has 71 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents (Co. Tipperary towns 126, Irish towns 48)

Homes from before 1919 make up 6.2% of the total. Newtown’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing.

3inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional3

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1830

earliest dated inventory building

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	71	126	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	26	11
Homes built before 1919	6.2%	7.1%	3.4%

Full pageNewtown’s history pageOpen the page

NIAH buildings3 buildings on the inventory Older homes6% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Newtown?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Schools

Pupil numbers around Newtown moved +2% since 2019, below Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns

Families in Newtown have 3 schools within 3 km to choose from: 3 primary schools.

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Carrig N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	229	Catholic

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Newtown	Co. Tipperary	Ireland
In the DEIS scheme	0%	50%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	8%	8%
Pupils since 2019/20	+2%	+6%	+4%

485

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

+2%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.2 km

to the nearest primary school

6.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageNewtown’s schools pageOpen the page

Pupils over time485 pupils · +2% since 2019/20 Who runs them3 schools within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Newtown?”

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.

Nearby attractions

King John's Castle and 11 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Newtown; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumKing John's Castle32 km southwest

Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens23 km north

CathedralKillaloe Cathedral and Churches13 km southwest

CastleBirr Castle35 km northeast

CathedralSt John's Cathedral32 km southwest

CastleNenagh Castle7 km east

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Portumna Castle and Gardens: Bogman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Killaloe Cathedral and Churches: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Birr Castle: The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nenagh Castle: Gramscis cousin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Newtown

15pages on Newtown

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards3.4% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.5 History3 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people3 notable people born here

Landmarks

Newtown’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Newtown MillMill (water) · 1830

NIAH: Regional

Newtown HouseGates / railings / walls · 1840

Famous people from Newtown

3 notable people were born in Newtown.

See all 3 →

Edmond KellyMilitary Chaplain and Parish Priest (1874–1955)

Donie NealonIrish hurler · born 1935

Rody NealonIrish hurler and Gaelic games administrator · 1898–1988

Newtown’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

NenaghBallinaKillaloeBorrisokaneNewtown

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Newtown	423	—	—	—	—	—
Nenagh	9,895	6.6	B	A⁻	C⁺	C⁻
Ballina	2,959	12	B⁻	C⁻	B	A⁻
Killaloe Clare	1,666	13	—	B	B	D
Borrisokane	1,117	17	—	A	A⁺	C⁻

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Newtown

Has Newtown grown?

Newtown had 423 people at the 2022 census, up from 387 in 2016: 9.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How old are the people of Newtown?

The median age in Newtown is 39.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Newtown

Urban area in Co. Tipperary

423 people live in Newtown, 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)

Population: 423 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Tipperary
Council: Tipperary County Council
Local electoral area: Newport
Dáil constituency: Tipperary North
Name in Irish: An Baile Nua
Area: 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
CSO code: UA:22493

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).