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The neighbourhood, home to 5,226 people, lies in Waterford.
With a D− overall, Ballybeg is better than 3% of Irish towns and ranks #312 of 320 Irish towns. The median sale, €294,100, comes to 6.6 times what the median household here earns. Crime runs high (D): gardaí record 10.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, and 9.7 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Health lags: 164 residents in bad health and 113 with a disability for every 100 its ages predict.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health, CSO Census 2022.
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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but much of it involves people who come in to work, shop or go out, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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 Ballybeg does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ballybeg with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The record adds 38 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 1%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Ballybeg. Best known first.
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford1.7 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumReginald's Tower2.1 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral2 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseMount Congreve2.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Medieval Museum2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Splendour & Scandal at the Bishop's Palace2 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballybeg.
For its size, Ballybeg records more crime per resident than 88% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Every kind together came to 85 per 1,000 residents a year, close to Co. Waterford’s towns (85) and above Irish towns (54.3). In 2023–2025, assaults and harassment led the graded crimes here.
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 | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 10.6 | 10.6 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 9.7 | 9.7 | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 85 | 85 | 54.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
At the census, just over a fifth of people here had a disability, lower than Co. Waterford’s towns (25%) and near Irish towns (22%). Weighed against its ages, disability in Ballybeg runs at 113 per 100 expected. Asked at the census, 86% of residents of Ballybeg said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
49% of trips took under 15 minutes, above both Co. Waterford’s towns (47%) and Irish towns (31%). Unemployment runs at 16%. Workers spend 18.9 min getting to work, on average.
| Census 2022 | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 16% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 59% | 65% | 68% |
| Average trip | 18.9 min | 20.6 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 49% | 47% | 31% |
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.
Families in Ballybeg have 32 schools within 3 km to choose from: 21 primary schools, 9 secondary schools and 2 special schools. For secondary school, the closest is St Paul's Community College, 1.1 km from the town. Single-sex secondaries: 56%, close to Co. Waterford’s towns (56%) and above Irish towns (39%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Ursula Naofa DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 620 | Catholic |
| De La Salle College BoysLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 1,023 | Catholic |
| Gaelscoil na nDeise GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 225 | Catholic |
| St Paul's Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 792 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 3% | 7% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 56% | 56% | 39% |
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.
In January, overnight lows in Ballybeg settle at 3.3°C. Here July highs average 20.2°C, close to Co. Waterford’s towns (20.1°C) and above Irish towns (19.9°C). Day and night, summer and winter, Ballybeg averages 10.8°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.2°C | 20.1°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.8°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.3°C | 3.4°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,034 mm | 1,021 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
A short walk to green space: 80% of homes, near Co. Waterford’s towns (81%) and lower than Irish towns (92%). Ballybeg offers 9.8 ha of green space per 1,000 residents. Green space in Ballybeg totals 51 ha, in one park. Among the protected sites near Ballybeg is Lower River Suir SAC.
| Outdoors | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 80% | 81% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 9.8 ha | 3.4 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 4.1% | 5.8% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.0 km per km² | 1.2 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 37 km/h; the low is 9°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 12 mm of rain. Ballybeg’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 12°C, nights 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 282 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 213 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 12°C | 230 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 309 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 15% of residents. 11% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (14%). Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
Women make up 52.1% of Ballybeg
2,722 women and 2,504 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 27% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 17% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 15% | 11% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.5% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 20% | 30% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Waterford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Ballybeg spans more than one of the local electoral areas: 60% of its residents vote in Waterford City South, most of the rest in Tramore-Waterford City West. At the general election 56% voted, about level with Co. Waterford’s towns (56%) and below Irish towns (59%). With 8 of 32 seats, Independent are the largest group on Waterford City and County Council, short of the 17 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 56% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 48% | 48% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Scaled to its population, that is 8 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Ballybeg. Before 1919: that is when 1.3% of homes were built. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 4 buildings in Ballybeg, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 8 | 37 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 38 | 10 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Radon: 6.4% of homes are in high-radon areas, lower than Co. Waterford’s towns (70%) yet higher than Irish towns (0%). The closest place to swim from Ballybeg is Tramore Beach, 9.5 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 6.4% | 70% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.8% | under 0.1% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Private renters make up 15% of households, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (22%). 38% of households own their home.
| Housing | Ballybeg | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 46% | 18% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 38% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 15% | 17% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €294K | €294K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area X91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 4 buildings in Ballybeg, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 38 sites here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballybeg | 5,226 | — | D− | C+ | D | C− |
| Kilbarry | 2,758 | 1.1 | C | C+ | D | A |
| Lisduggan | 6,216 | 1.2 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Cleaboy | 3,454 | 1.9 | C | C+ | D | C+ |
| Poleberry | 4,875 | 2.1 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Ballytruckle | 6,563 | 2.4 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Waterford City Centre | 9,031 | 2.9 | D | C+ | D | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Ballybeg is 34.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
9% mostly work from home, and 49% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Neighbourhood in Waterford
5,226 people live in Ballybeg, in the area of Waterford City and County Council. TownRatings splits Waterford into neighbourhoods made from the CSO’s Electoral Divisions, named from Tailte Éireann’s gazetteer, so each has figures of its own.
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).