Villierstown’s story
Villierstown: 17% of homes built before 1919
The register holds 25 buildings on the National Inventory in Villierstown.
- 1745Villierstown Church (Aghlish)
- 1750School, Villierstown
- 1780The Nursery
VillierstownCo. Waterford
It is a town of 297 residents in Co. Waterford.
Population
297
CSO, Census 2022 · Waterford City and County Council
Median age
42.2
20% are 65+ · Co. Waterford 16%
Degree level
26%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Villierstown a good place to live?
The median home here went for €249,800, 4.3 times the median household income. Of those who commute, 4% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its architectural heritage runs to 25 buildings on the national inventory. The median sale price from 2023 to 2025 was €249,800.
Villierstown is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
What makes Villierstown stand out
The 3 things Villierstown does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
History
25 buildings on the national inventory
17.5 times the median of Irish towns for its size, all of regional importance.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Median sale price
Housing
33% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
Landmarks
25 of Villierstown’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villierstown.
Schools
Schools around Villierstown have lost ground: pupils −24% since 2019, below Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
2schools within 3 km
Families in Villierstown have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aglish N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 82 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −24% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 41% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
99
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−24%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.4 km
to the nearest primary school
7.9 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
Natural hazards
More homes in Villierstown sit low by a river than in Co. Waterford’s towns or Irish towns: 3.6%
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Under 1% of homes in Villierstown are estimated to have radon above the reference level. No part of Villierstown is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water3.6%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river3.6%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 69% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 3.6% | 0% | 0.5% |
0%
of homes over the radon level
167
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Afternoon heat in Villierstown beats that of 91% of Irish towns
20.2°CJuly afternoon high
The year’s mean temperature is 10.7°C, about level with Co. Waterford’s towns (10.8°C) and above Irish towns (10.3°C). In July, daytime highs in Villierstown average 20.2°C. The town gets 1,052 mm of rain a year.
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.5°C
Spring13.6°C
Summer19.6°C
Autumn14.8°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.7°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.2°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,052 mm | 1,022 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 3.1°C | 3.4°C | 2.9°C |
20.2°C
July high
3.1°C
January low
1,052 mm
Rain a year
115 mm
Wettest month
43
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Villierstown has 175 people in bad health for every 100 its ages predict, more than in Co. Waterford’s towns and across Irish towns
89%good or very good health
Unpaid caring falls to nearly a tenth of Villierstown’s residents. At the census, 3.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Co. Waterford’s towns (2.4%) and Irish towns (2%). Disability, age-adjusted: 109 for every 100 expected locally.
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health175
Disability109
Co. Waterford132
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 9.1% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 24% | 22% |
175
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Waterford 132
109
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
Housing
Villierstown is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
€250Kmedian sale price
Private renters make up 9% of households, below Co. Waterford’s towns (16%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. 4% of households live in social housing.
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Villierstown€250K
Co. Waterford€294K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 85% | 59% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 4% | 19% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 9% | 16% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €250K | €294K | €350K |
85%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
9%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,247
a month on new tenancies, County Waterford
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P51, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
More woodland lies at the edge of Villierstown than Co. Waterford’s towns or Irish towns: 24% of the land within 1 km
0%of homes near green space
Protected sites cover 7% of the land within 5 km, above both Co. Waterford’s towns (5.5%) and Irish towns (1.8%). There are 0.3 ha of green space for every 1,000 people in Villierstown. 2 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Villierstown0.3 ha
Co. Waterford4.0 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 80% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 24% | 1% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 7% | 5.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 1.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
0.3 ha
Green space
2 km
Footpaths
7%
Protected for nature
24%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Cooler than a usual November in Villierstown tomorrow: 7 degrees
7°C / 2°CTomorrow
In Villierstown, the November norm is a high of 12°C and a low of 5°C. No rain is due tomorrow, though a breeze picks up to 24 km/h; the low is 2°C. Over the coming week, Monday looks wettest, with about 16 mm of rain.
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November12°C
December10°C
January9°C
February10°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 3°C | 307 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 6°C | 220 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 221 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 303 mm |
7°C / 2°C
Tomorrow
None
Rain, next 24 hours
21 km/h
Wind
86%
Humidity
9 h 01 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Villierstown walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Waterford’s towns or Irish towns: 3.6%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
22% of trips took under 15 minutes, below Co. Waterford’s towns (47%) and Irish towns (31%) alike. Driving is how 86% of commuters got to work at the census. Workers spend 29.2 min getting to work, on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van86%
Walk2%
Bicycle2%
| Census 2022 | Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 47% | 31% |
| Average trip | 29.2 min | 20.4 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €57,840 | €48,421 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 10% | 11% | 9.2% |
€57,840
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Waterford €51,539
10%
worked mainly from home, 2022
10%
trips of an hour or more
9,918
on the Live Register, County Waterford, September 2026
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
Villierstown skews older, with 20% of residents 65 or over, more than in Co. Waterford’s towns and across Irish towns
42.2median age
18% are under 15, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 14% of the town. Graduates make up 26% of adults.
VillierstownCo. WaterfordIreland
Ages · share of residents
20%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none11%
Lower secondary13%
Leaving Cert44%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher26%
Women and men · all residents
54.9% of Villierstown’s residents are women
163 women and 134 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 44% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.1% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 26% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Waterford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Villierstown turns out to vote: 52% at the last local elections, above Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
8/32seats held by Independent
At the general election, 56% of voters took part. Waterford City and County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 8 of its 32 seats, short of the 17 needed. Villierstown answers to one council, Waterford City and County Council; Ireland has no town tier.
Seats on Waterford City and County · June 2024
Independent8
Fine Gael8
Sinn Féin7
Fianna Fáil5
Labour Party3
Social Democrats1
| Turnout | Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 56% | 59% |
3
Councillors
8/32
Independent seats on Waterford City and County, the largest party
52%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Waterford
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Villierstown is dense with heritage: 842 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, more than in Co. Waterford’s towns and across Irish towns
25inventory buildings
Before 1919: that is when 16.8% of homes were built.
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional25
Among them
- Villierstown Church (Aghlish) 1745
- School, Villierstown 1750
- The Nursery 1780
- Villierstown House 1780
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1745
earliest dated inventory building
17%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Villierstown | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 842 | 34 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 16.8% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Villierstown
15pages on Villierstown
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Strancally Castle and 3 more in and around Villierstown
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Villierstown. Best known first.
CastleCastleStrancally Castle2.3 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenDromana House Gardens1.9 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenTourin House & Gardens3.2 km outside town, to the northHistoric houseHistoric houseDromana Gate3.3 km outside town, to the north
Places: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Famous people from around Villierstown
No notable person born in Villierstown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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Robert BoyleAnglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemis… · born in Lismore
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Dervla MurphyIrish touring cyclist and writer (1931–… · born in LismoreR
Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of OrreryEnglish politician (1621-1679) · born in Lismore
Photo credits
Ernest Walton: Nobel foundation, Public domain · Moe Dunford: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0 · Anna Haslam: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About Villierstown
Urban area in Co. Waterford
297 people live in Villierstown, 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
- 297 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Waterford
- Council
- Waterford City and County Council
- Local electoral area
- Lismore
- Dáil constituency
- Waterford
- Name in Irish
- An Baile Nua
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:25690
Villierstown’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
LismoreTallowYoughalDungarvanBallinroadVillierstown
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villierstown | 297 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lismore | 1,347 | 7.5 | — | B | B | C+ |
| Tallow | 1,022 | 10 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Youghal Cork | 8,564 | 15 | C | A | C− | C |
| Dungarvan | 10,081 | 16 | C+ | B− | C | C+ |
| Ballinroad | 1,389 | 19 | — | B− | C | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Villierstown
How do people in Villierstown get to work?
10% mostly work from home, and 22% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Villierstown growing?
Villierstown had 297 people at the 2022 census, up from 282 in 2016: 5.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Villierstown a young town or an old one?
The median age in Villierstown is 42.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
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).