Dunmore East’s story
Dunmore East: 74 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 6 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 6%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1760Hope Cottage
- 1790Árd na Farraige
- 1790Virginia Cottage
Dunmore EastCo. Waterford
74 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. A town in Co. Waterford, home to 1,731 people.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Rodelaudio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,731
CSO, Census 2022 · Waterford City and County Council
Median age
42.6
16% are 65+ · Co. Waterford 16%
Degree level
41%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
10%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Dunmore East a good place to live?
People here tend to be in good health: for every 100 its ages would predict, 66 residents are in bad health and 90 have a disability. Recorded crime is low: per 1,000 residents a year, gardaí record 2.6 violent crimes and 2.3 burglaries and acts of criminal damage. Cost of living is its weak spot — a typical home sold for €410,000, or 7.5 years of the town’s median household income. It also trails on walkability — on the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take the bus or train, where the typical Irish town has 23%.
Figures: health and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Dunmore East gets subject grades but no overall one among Irish towns.
What makes Dunmore East stand out
The 3 things Dunmore East does most differently from other towns.
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
History
74 buildings on the national inventory
8.9 times the median of Irish towns for its size, all of regional importance.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Health
Health
Better than 94%
of Irish towns on health
Its health grade: A.
How Dunmore East grades
Each subject compares Dunmore East with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Health90 with a disability per 100 predictedAOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesDOpen →WalkabilityIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Hazard risk1% of homes above the radon reference levelCOpen →Jobs & income8% unemployedBOpen →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dunmore East.
HealthHealth A
For its ages, fewer people in Dunmore East live with a disability than in Co. Waterford’s towns or Irish towns: 90 per 100 expected
A disability affects a fifth of people in Dunmore East. 91% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Co. Waterford’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%). At the census, 1.3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
91%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health66
Disability90
Co. Waterford132
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 87% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
66
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Waterford 132
90
disability per 100 expected · Co. Waterford 111
83.1 · 79.3
life expectancy, women · men, the South-East region, 2016
27%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
SafetySafety A
Dunmore East records less crime per resident than Co. Waterford’s towns or Irish towns: 16.9 per 1,000 a year
Among the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Dunmore East has less crime per resident than 87% of them. Thefts came to 2.9 per 1,000 a year (not part of the grade), below both Co. Waterford’s towns (22) and Irish towns (15.3). Assaults and harassment topped the graded crimes in Dunmore East (2023–2025).
2.6violent incidents per 1,000 a yearASafety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 87% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Road traffic3.8
Theft2.9
Dangerous acts2.7
Assault1.9
Damage1.8
Public order1.5
Drugs0.7
Burglary0.5
Robbery0.3
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 | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.3 | 9.7 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 2.6 | 10.6 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 16.9 | 85 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 2.9 | 22 | 15.3 |
2.6
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
2.3
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
56
incidents a year, Dunmore East Garda area
5
against residents per 1,000, as graded
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
HousingCost of living D
More households own their home in Dunmore East than in Co. Waterford’s towns or across Irish towns: 69%
11% live in social housing, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (13%). The private rented sector houses 18% of households.
€410Kmedian sale priceDCost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Dunmore East€410K
Co. Waterford€294K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €423,800 | 30 |
| Second-hand homes | €395,000 | 103 |
| The last 12 months | €404,400 | 62 |
| Housing | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €410K | €294K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 69% | 59% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 11% | 19% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 18% | 16% | 22% |
69%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
18%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,507
a month on new tenancies, Dunmore East
8
times median household income, County Waterford
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Natural hazardsHazard risk C
The ground is the thing to check in Dunmore East: 4.1% of homes stand on high landslide susceptibility, more than Co. Waterford’s towns or Irish towns
The nearest bathing water to Dunmore East is Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East, 0.5 km away, rated good in 2025. 0.8% of homes stand low near the coast, above Co. Waterford’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred here has radon above the reference level.
0%of homes in high-radon areasCHazard risk Grade
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0.8%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility4.1%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0.8%
| Share of homes | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 4.1% | 0.2% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 69% | 0% |
| Low-lying near the coast | 0.8% | 0% | 0% |
1%
of homes over the radon level
0.5 km
to Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East bathing water (good)
1,331
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Short commutes are rarer in Dunmore East: 21% of trips take under 15 minutes, below Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
Commutes averaged 29.6 min, above both Co. Waterford’s towns (20.4 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). Among people aged 15 to 64, 72% were working at the census. Home was the main workplace for 14% of workers at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van75%
Walk8%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
Train, DART or Luas0%
| Census 2022 | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 21% | 47% | 31% |
| Average trip | 29.6 min | 20.4 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 65% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1% | 11% | 9.2% |
€54,760
median household income, 2022 · Co. Waterford €51,539
14%
worked mainly from home, 2022
8%
trips of an hour or more
9,918
on the Live Register, County Waterford, September 2026
D
Walkability: better than 13% of Irish towns
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.
Climate
Summers stay cool in Dunmore East: July afternoons reach 19.2°C, below Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
January nights bottom out at 3.6°C in Dunmore East, above both Co. Waterford’s towns (3.4°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). The mean temperature over a year in the town is 10.6°C. This Co. Waterford town gets 928 mm of rain a year.
19.2°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.2°C
Spring12.6°C
Summer18.7°C
Autumn14.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.2°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 3.6°C | 3.4°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 928 mm | 1,022 mm | 937 mm |
19.2°C
July high
3.6°C
January low
928 mm
Rain a year
107 mm
Wettest month
14
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
Dunmore East is on the coast
Walkers have 0.7 km per km² of paths and tracks, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (1.1 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space lies within 400 m of 92% of homes. Every 1,000 residents of Dunmore East share 1.7 ha of green space.
92%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Dunmore East1.7 ha
Co. Waterford4.0 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 54% | 0% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 1.1% | 5.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.7 km per km² | 1.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 92% | 80% | 92% |
92%
Near a park
1.7 ha
Green space
8 km
Footpaths
1.1%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Dunmore East today: partly cloudy, topping out at 10 degrees
Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 17 mm of rain. Dunmore East’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 6°C. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 27 km/h, then a low of 1°C.
10°C / 1°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 | 4°C | 246 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 184 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 216 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 281 mm |
10°C / 1°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
20 km/h
Wind
83%
Humidity
8 h 54 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Most of Dunmore East was born here: only 15% come from abroad, fewer than in Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
Just over two in five adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, below Co. Waterford’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. Over-65s are 16% of the population.
42.6median age
Dunmore EastCo. WaterfordIreland
Ages · share of residents
16%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none6%
Lower secondary13%
Leaving Cert33%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher41%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 54.1% of Dunmore East
937 women and 794 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.9% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 41% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Waterford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Waterford had one of the lowest turnouts at the 2024 general election
At the general election 56% voted, about level with Co. Waterford’s towns (56%) and below Irish towns (59%). Dunmore East answers to one council, Waterford City and County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Turnout at the last local elections was 50%. Also worth knowing: with 8 of 32 seats, Independent are the largest group on Waterford City and County Council, short of the 17 a majority needs.
8/32seats held by Independent
Seats on Waterford City and County · June 2024
Independent8
Fine Gael8
Sinn Féin7
Fianna Fáil5
Labour Party3
Social Democrats1
| Turnout | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 56% | 59% |
6
Councillors
8/32
Independent seats on Waterford City and County, the largest party
50%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Waterford
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
For its size, Dunmore East has more listed heritage than Co. Waterford’s towns or Irish towns: 427 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
6.4% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Waterford’s towns (2.6%) and Irish towns (3.4%). There are 6 entries on the national archaeological record here. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 74 buildings in Dunmore East, each of regional importance.
74inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional74
Among them
- Hope Cottage 1760
- Árd na Farraige 1790
- Virginia Cottage 1790
- Boathouse, Dunmore East 1800
1760
earliest dated inventory building
6%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
2
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 427 | 34 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.4% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Schools around Dunmore East are filling: pupils +8% since 2019, more than in Co. Waterford’s towns or across Irish towns
Families in Dunmore East have one school within 3 km. 196 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Réalt na Mara National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 196 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Dunmore East | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 41% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +8% | +4% | +4% |
196
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+8%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
9.1 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Hook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Dunmore East; with them, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumMuseumHook Lighthouse & Visitor Centre4.8 km outside town, to the southeast
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford14 km northwest
MuseumReginald's Tower14 km northwest
Historic houseLoftus Hall6.3 km east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey15 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle11 km north
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford14 km northwestMuseumReginald's Tower14 km northwestHistoric houseLoftus Hall6.3 km eastAbbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey15 km northeastCastle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle11 km northPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford: Merlante, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reginald's Tower: Nmwalsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loftus Hall: irpix.de, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tintern Abbey: Audrius Janecka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhack Castle: Alanna Milbourne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dunmore East
15pages on Dunmore East
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 74 buildings in Dunmore East, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 6 sites here.
Famous people from around Dunmore East
No notable person born in Dunmore East is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
N
Norman Loftus BorIrish botanist (1893-1972) · born in Tramore
G
George MorrisonIrish filmmaker · born in Tramore · 1922–2025J
John Edward CarewIrish sculptor · born in Tramore · 1785–1868Photo credits
Louise Richardson: Alan Richardson (transfered by odder), CC BY 3.0 · Grace O'Sullivan: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0 · Geraldine Kennedy: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0
Dunmore East’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
TramoreGrantstown and BallinakillGrangeBallytruckleGrange UpperKilbarryDunmore East
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmore East | 1,731 | — | — | D | A | A |
| Tramore | 11,277 | 11 | B− | C | B | B+ |
| Grantstown and Ballinakill | 9,571 | 11 | B− | C+ | D | A+ |
| Grange | 4,109 | 12 | D− | C+ | D | C− |
| Ballytruckle | 6,563 | 12 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Grange Upper | 2,510 | 12 | B | C+ | D | A− |
| Kilbarry | 2,758 | 13 | C | C+ | D | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Dunmore East
How do people in Dunmore East get to work?
75% of working residents drive to work and 10% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%).
Is Dunmore East growing?
Dunmore East had 1,731 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,634 in 2016: 5.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Dunmore East?
The median age in Dunmore East is 42.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 19% of residents are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.
About Dunmore East
Urban area in Co. Waterford
1,731 people live in Dunmore East, in the area of Waterford City and 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
- 1,731 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Waterford
- Council
- Waterford City and County Council
- Local electoral area
- Waterford City East
- Dáil constituency
- Waterford
- Name in Irish
- Dún Mór
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:25672
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).