Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Only 7% of residents are 65 or over. With 6,563 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Waterford.
Safety lags: violent crime runs at 10.6 per 1,000 residents a year, burglary and criminal damage at 9.7. A median €294,100 buys a home here, 5.2 years of what the median household earns. All told, that adds up to a D overall and a rank of #9 of 12 in Co. Waterford. Nationally, it does better than 7% of Irish towns.
Figures: crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO.
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. 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 Ballytruckle does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ballytruckle 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 5 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Ballytruckle. Best known first.
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford1.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumReginald's Tower1.5 km outside town, to the north
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral1.4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Medieval Museum1.4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Splendour & Scandal at the Bishop's Palace1.4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Irish Silver Museum1.4 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballytruckle.
In 2023–2025, assaults and harassment led the graded crimes in Ballytruckle. Every kind together came to 85 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Co. Waterford’s towns (85) and above Irish towns (54.3).
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 | Ballytruckle | 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
22% of residents in Ballytruckle live with a disability. Allowing for its ages, Ballytruckle has 140 residents in bad health per 100 expected, higher than both Co. Waterford’s towns (126) and Irish towns (113). Asked at the census, nearly nine in ten residents of Ballytruckle said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Ballytruckle | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 86% | 88% |
| With a disability | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2% | 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
Radon: just over two in five homes are in high-radon areas, below Co. Waterford’s towns (70%) but above Irish towns (0%). Ballytruckle’s nearest bathing water is Tramore Beach, 9 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Ballytruckle | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 42% | 70% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | under 0.1% | 0.2% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The nearest secondary, St Angela's Secondary School, is 1 km away. Half of the secondaries are single-sex, between Co. Waterford’s towns (56%) and Irish towns (39%). 12,776 pupils attend the 32 schools within 3 km of Ballytruckle.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 641 | 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 | Ballytruckle | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 9% | 6% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 50% | 56% | 39% |
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.
Here July highs average 20.1°C, near Co. Waterford’s towns (20.2°C) and higher than Irish towns (19.9°C). The mean temperature over a year in Ballytruckle is 10.8°C. Winter lows in Ballytruckle average 3.4°C in January.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballytruckle | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3.4°C | 3.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.8°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.1°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,013 mm | 1,023 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Walkers have 1.0 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (1.2 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space in Ballytruckle totals 44 ha, in one park. This Co. Waterford town offers 6.7 ha of green space per 1,000 residents.
| Outdoors | Ballytruckle | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 70% | 81% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 5.1% | 5.8% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.0 km per km² | 1.2 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Set beside Ballytruckle’s forecast, a normal November runs from 5°C at night to 12°C by day. No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 24 km/h; the low is 6°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Monday, around 15 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 274 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 207 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 12°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 306 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Among adults, 23% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 15% of residents, above Co. Waterford’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. Foreign-born residents make up nearly a fifth of the population.
Women make up 52.0% of Ballytruckle
3,411 women and 3,152 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballytruckle | Co. Waterford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 27% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 6.9% | 17% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.1% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 23% | 30% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Waterford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Ballytruckle is run by Waterford City and County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. With 8 of 32 seats, Independent are the largest group on Waterford City and County Council, short of the 17 a majority needs. It sits in the Waterford City South local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Ballytruckle | 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, Ballytruckle has 12 inventory buildings per 10,000 people, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (37) and Irish towns (48). The Sites and Monuments Record holds 5 entries for the town. Homes from before 1919 make up 1.5% of the total.
| Heritage | Ballytruckle | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 12 | 37 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Private renters make up one in ten households, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (22%). The owner-occupied share of households is 58%.
| Housing | Ballytruckle | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 31% | 18% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 10% | 17% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €294K | €294K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 58% | 60% | 61% |
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.
Households had €56,060 a year before tax, about level with Irish towns (€57,760) and above Co. Waterford’s towns (€47,031). 78% of commuters drove to work at the census. Workers spend 19.5 min getting to work, on average.
| Census 2022 | Ballytruckle | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 19.5 min | 20.6 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 47% | 47% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 64% | 65% | 68% |
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.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 8 buildings in Ballytruckle, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 5 sites here.
No notable person born in Ballytruckle is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballytruckle | 6,563 | — | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Grange | 4,109 | 1.3 | D− | C+ | D | C− |
| Grange Upper | 2,510 | 1.7 | B | C+ | D | A− |
| Kilbarry | 2,758 | 1.7 | C | C+ | D | A |
| Poleberry | 4,875 | 1.8 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Lisduggan | 6,216 | 2.2 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Ballybeg | 5,226 | 2.4 | D− | C+ | D | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Ballytruckle had 6,563 people at the 2022 census, up from 5,938 in 2016: 10.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Ballytruckle is 36, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
9% mostly work from home, and 47% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Neighbourhood in Waterford
6,563 people live in Ballytruckle, 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).
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