Grange Upper has 8 buildings on the National Inventory
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1650Prospect
- 1850Fairy Hill
- 1860Annaville
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

The neighbourhood, home to 2,510 people, lies in Waterford.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. With a B overall, Grange Upper sits #144 of 320 Irish towns. That leaves it better than 55% of Irish towns. Jobs and pay hold up well: among 15 to 64s, 71% are in work; unemployment stands at 7%. Add health to its strengths: bad health runs at 81 and disability at 101 per 100 expected for its ages. The trade-off is safety (D) — violent crime runs at 10.6 per 1,000 residents a year, burglary and criminal damage at 9.7. Set against the median household income, the median home, at €294,100, costs 4.5 times as much. It lags on hazard risk as well — an estimated 40% of its homes exceed the radon reference level.
Figures: work and health, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · radon, EPA.
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 Grange Upper does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Grange Upper with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Grange Upper. Best known first.
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford1.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumReginald's Tower1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralChrist Church Cathedral1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Medieval Museum1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Splendour & Scandal at the Bishop's Palace1.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumWaterford Treasures: Irish Silver Museum1.4 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grange Upper.
Workers spend 20 min getting to work, on average. 7.4% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (9.2%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 22% of commuters travelled at the census.
| Census 2022 | Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 7.4% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 20 min | 20.6 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 65% | 68% |
| Median household income | €64,950 | €47,031 | €57,760 |
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.
Among the graded crimes in Grange Upper, the most frequent was assaults and harassment (2023–2025). For its size, Grange Upper records more crime per resident than 88% of the 201 Irish towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Also worth knowing: all told, 85 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.
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 | Grange Upper | 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
0.3% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, about level with both Co. Waterford’s towns (under 0.1%) and Irish towns (0%). The closest place to swim from Grange Upper is Tramore Beach, 10 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 69% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.3% | under 0.1% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Allowing for its ages, Grange Upper has 101 residents with a disability per 100 expected, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (112) and Irish towns (106). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.4% of the town. Among the 40 Irish towns closest to its size, Grange Upper ranks 3rd on the Health Grade. Disability touches 21% of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 21% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Half of the secondaries are single-sex, between Co. Waterford’s towns (56%) and Irish towns (39%). Newtown School is the nearest secondary school, 0.8 km away. The 29 schools within 3 km of Grange Upper have 11,835 pupils between them.
| 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 Phort Lairge GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 207 | Catholic |
| St Paul's Community College DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 792 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 50% | 56% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 41% | 41% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 7% | 6% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
The year’s mean temperature is 10.6°C, below Co. Waterford’s towns (10.8°C) but above Irish towns (10.3°C). In July, daytime highs in Grange Upper average 19.9°C. January nights in Grange Upper drop to 3.1°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.6°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.1°C | 3.4°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.9°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,019 mm | 1,023 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Within 5 km, 6.6% of the land is protected nature, above both Co. Waterford’s towns (5.1%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Protected nature near Grange Upper includes Lower River Suir SAC. Green space in Grange Upper works out at 2.0 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 51% | 81% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 6.6% | 5.1% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 1.4 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Grange Upper’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 5°C. Showers may brush past today without adding up to much, on a breeze of up to 29 km/h; the coldest it gets is 9°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 12 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 275 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 208 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 229 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 307 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Children are nearly a quarter of the town. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%). Foreign-born residents make up 28% of the population.
51.2% of Grange Upper’s residents are women
1,284 women and 1,226 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 27% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 17% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.9% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 10% | 19% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.5% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 46% | 28% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Waterford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 8 of 32 seats, Independent are the largest group on Waterford City and County Council, short of the 17 a majority needs. Local government for Grange Upper is Waterford City and County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. At the last local elections, 50% of voters went to the polls.
| Turnout | Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 56% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Relative to its size, Grange Upper keeps 32 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (37) and Irish towns (48). Homes from before 1919 make up 1% of the total.
| Heritage | Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
10% live in social housing, below Co. Waterford’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. Owners make up just over three in five households.
| Housing | Grange Upper | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 28% | 16% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 10% | 20% | 13% |
| 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.
8 of Grange Upper’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
No notable person born in Grange Upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Upper | 2,510 | — | B | C+ | D | A− |
| Grange | 4,109 | 0.7 | D− | C+ | D | C− |
| Grantstown and Ballinakill | 9,571 | 1.5 | B− | C+ | D | A+ |
| Ballytruckle | 6,563 | 1.7 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Poleberry | 4,875 | 1.9 | D− | C+ | D | D− |
| Waterford City Centre | 9,031 | 1.9 | D | C+ | D | C |
| Ferrybank Kilkenny | 5,766 | 2.5 | B+ | A− | B− | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Grange Upper had 2,510 people at the 2022 census, up from 2,412 in 2016: 4.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Grange Upper is 37.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
12% mostly work from home, and 46% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Neighbourhood in Waterford
Grange Upper has 2,510 people, 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).