Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
714 people call this town in Co. Westmeath home.
The median sale, €282,500, comes to 5.2 times what the median household here earns. On the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. Its architectural heritage runs to 12 buildings on the national inventory. A fifth of adults are graduates.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Delvin out for now.
The 3 things Delvin does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 6 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Delvin.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above Co. Westmeath’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. The nearest bathing water to Delvin is The Cut, Lough Lene, 8.5 km away, rated excellent in 2025. No part of Delvin is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Expect July highs of around 19.6°C in Delvin. The year’s mean temperature is 9.5°C, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (9.8°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). Across the year, Delvin now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | 9.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.7°C | 2.0°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 970 mm | 947 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Disability touches 29% of Delvin’s population. Allowing for its ages, Delvin has 181 residents in bad health per 100 expected, higher than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (119) and Irish towns (113). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.3% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 2% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 84% | 88% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.6% | 5% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
66% of households are owner-occupiers. Social housing holds 15% of households, above both Co. Westmeath’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (13%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €282,500 | 62 |
| Housing | Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 17% | 25% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €283K | €269K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 15% | 13% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², below both Co. Westmeath’s towns (0.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space comes to 0.6 ha for every 1,000 people in Delvin.
| Outdoors | Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 68% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.6% | 5.3% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.1% | 3.9% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Today brings about 1 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 24 km/h; the low is 8°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 3 mm of rain. For Delvin, a normal November afternoon peaks at 10°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 265 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 198 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 238 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 269 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
15% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (9.2%). At the census, 59% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census.
| Census 2022 | Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 36.2 min | 26.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 59% | 65% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 24% | 41% | 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.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents. 0.3% speak Irish daily outside school, close to Co. Westmeath’s towns (0.7%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Overseas births account for 19% of the people living here.
Women make up 52.8% of Delvin
377 women and 337 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 16% | 10% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.4% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 20% | 34% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Westmeath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is no majority on Westmeath County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 9 of 20, short of 11. Local government for Delvin is Westmeath County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. This Co. Westmeath town sits in the Kinnegad local electoral area, which elects 5 councillors.
| Turnout | Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 51% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
6 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than both Co. Westmeath’s towns (26) and Irish towns (11). Before 1919: that is when 7.8% of homes were built.
| Heritage | Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 168 | 89 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 6 | 26 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Delvin there are 3 schools (2 primary schools and 1 special school).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnain Mxd N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 105 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Delvin | Co. Westmeath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 17% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 3% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −2% | +4% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Delvin. Best known first.
CastleNugent Castlein town
CastleClonyn Castle300 m outside town, to the westCastleCastleMartinstown Castle1.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
12 of Delvin’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 2 rank of national or international importance. 6 archaeological sites are on the record here.
5 notable people were born in Delvin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delvin | 714 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Athboy Meath | 2,596 | 11 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Killucan-Rathwire | 1,574 | 12 | — | B | A | B |
| Ballivor Meath | 1,870 | 12 | — | A− | B | D |
| Castlepollard | 1,349 | 16 | — | A | A | D |
| Kinnegad | 3,064 | 18 | B | B+ | C+ | C |
| Oldcastle Meath | 1,409 | 18 | — | A− | B+ | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
7% mostly work from home, and 24% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Delvin had 714 people at the 2022 census, up from 674 in 2016: 5.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Delvin is 38.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Westmeath
Delvin has 714 people, in the area of Westmeath 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)
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).