BallyhogueCo. Wexford

Some 255 people live in this town, in Co. Wexford.

Population

255

CSO, Census 2022 · Wexford County Council

Median age

12% are 65+ · Co. Wexford 15%

Degree level

14%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Ballyhogue a good place to live?

Set against the median household income, the median home, at €266,600, costs 4.6 times as much. The car is not the only way to work here: 4% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. 14% of adults are graduates. 15- to 24-year-olds are 21% of the population.

Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Ballyhogue out for now.

What makes Ballyhogue stand out

The 3 things Ballyhogue does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or ride

The median of Irish towns: 23%

CSO, Census 2022

Degree or higher, residents 15+

Education

The median of Irish towns: 36%

CSO, Census 2022

Residents aged 15 to 24

Who lives here

21% are 15 to 24

The median of Irish towns: 12%

CSO, Census 2022

Ballyhogue’s outline

Ballyhogue’s story

Ballyhogue has nothing on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage yet

Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyhogue.

Natural hazards

An estimated 23% of Ballyhogue’s homes have radon above the reference level

Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above Co. Wexford’s towns (93%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. No part of Ballyhogue is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.

100%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas100%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Share of homes	Ballyhogue	Co. Wexford	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	93%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0.9%	0%

23%

of homes over the radon level

108

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageBallyhogue’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon100% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

In Ballyhogue, July heat, January chill and rainfall all sit near the middle of Irish towns

A January night in Ballyhogue drops to 2.8°C on average, lower than Co. Wexford’s towns (3.0°C) and near Irish towns (2.9°C). Summer highs in Ballyhogue reach 20.0°C in July. A year brings 1,065 mm of rain to Ballyhogue.

20.0°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter9.0°C

Spring13.1°C

Summer19.4°C

Autumn14.4°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Ballyhogue	Co. Wexford	Ireland
Rain a year	1,065 mm	1,026 mm	937 mm
July high	20.0°C	19.8°C	19.9°C
January low	2.8°C	3.0°C	2.9°C

20.0°C

July high

2.8°C

January low

1,065 mm

Rain a year

120 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

Full pageBallyhogue’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 20.0°C, January lows 2.8°C The yearSummer highs 19.4°C, winter lows 2.9°C Rain1,065 mm of rain a year · November is the wettest month, 120 mm Weather station14 km to the weather station · Johnstown Castle

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

For its ages, more people in Ballyhogue live with a disability than in Co. Wexford’s towns or Irish towns: 135 per 100 expected

Unpaid caring falls to nearly a tenth of Ballyhogue’s residents. Allowing for its ages, Ballyhogue has 141 residents in bad health per 100 expected, about level with Co. Wexford’s towns (145) and above Irish towns (113). A disability affects 28% of people here.

86%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health141

Disability135

Co. Wexford145

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 86%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 2%

Census 2022	Ballyhogue	Co. Wexford	Ireland
Unpaid carers	8.6%	5.6%	5.4%
With a disability	28%	26%	22%
Good or very good health	86%	85%	88%
Bad or very bad health	2.4%	2.7%	2%

141

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Wexford 145

135

disability per 100 expected · Co. Wexford 123

83.1 · 79.3

life expectancy, women · men, the South-East region, 2016

27%

hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East

Full pageBallyhogue’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 141, disability 135 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health86% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.1, men 79.3

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

More households in Ballyhogue live in social housing than in Co. Wexford’s towns or Irish towns: 42%

Private renters make up 2% of households, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%). Home ownership stands at 55% of households.

€267Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Ballyhogue€267K

Co. Wexford€250K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Ballyhogue	Co. Wexford	Ireland
Households in social housing	42%	17%	13%
Households renting privately	2%	22%	22%
Households owning their home	55%	60%	61%
Median sale price	€267K	€250K	€350K

55%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,179

a month on new tenancies, County Wexford

Full pageBallyhogue’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters55% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €266,600 Renting€1,179 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area Y21, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

More protected nature lies near Ballyhogue than Co. Wexford’s towns or Irish towns: 5.6% of the land within 5 km

Within 1 km, 4.8% of the land is woodland, below Co. Wexford’s towns (6.9%) but above Irish towns (2.7%). Among the protected sites near Ballyhogue is Slaney River Valley SAC. 4 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.

0%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Ballyhogue0.0 ha

Co. Wexford2.3 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Ballyhogue	Co. Wexford	Ireland
Near a park	0%	83%	92%
Protected nature within 5 km	5.6%	2.1%	1.8%
Paths per km² of town	0.0 km per km²	0.7 km per km²	2.1 km per km²
Woodland within 1 km	4.8%	6.9%	2.7%

5.6%

Protected for nature

4.8%

Woodland

Full pageBallyhogue’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature5.6% of the land within 5 km · Slaney River Valley SAC|Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA Green space nearby0% of homes within 400 m Parks0.0 ha per 1,000 residents · 0 ha of green space, 0 parks Paths and trails0 km of paths · 4 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Weather in Ballyhogue: 9 degrees today, cool for November

Ballyhogue’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 5°C. No rain is due today; the wind stays light, 13 km/h at most, and the low is 8°C. Of the days after that, Wednesday brings the most rain: about 7 mm.

9°C / 8°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	3°C	294 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	212 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	239 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	321 mm

9°C / 8°C

Today

0.2 mm

Rain, next 24 hours

12 km/h

Wind

87%

Humidity

9 h 20 min

Daylight

Full pageBallyhogue’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hours0.2 mm Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead9°C / 8°C Today · A normal 5 November: 12°C / 6°C Warnings & more9 h 20 min Daylight · 07:29 to 16:50

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Ballyhogue walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Wexford’s towns or Irish towns: 4.1%

At the census, 2.1% of workers worked mainly from home. In work: 53% of residents aged 15 to 64, below Co. Wexford’s towns (61%) and Irish towns (68%) alike. Getting to work takes 33 min on average.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van94%

Bicycle2%

Walk1%

Bus1%

Census 2022	Ballyhogue	Co. Wexford	Ireland
In work, 15 to 64	53%	61%	68%
Trips under 15 minutes	18%	44%	31%
Average trip	33 min	25.2 min	27.6 min
Unemployment rate	16%	15%	9.2%

€58,310

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Wexford €51,437

worked mainly from home, 2022

11%

trips of an hour or more

6,520

on the Live Register, County Wexford, September 2026

Full pageBallyhogue’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment16% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€58,310 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time6,520 on the Live Register · −1% on a year earlier

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

A young town: 21% of people in Ballyhogue are 15 to 24, more than in both Co. Wexford’s towns and Irish towns

13% were born abroad, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Retirement age and beyond: 12% of residents are 65 or older.

41median age

BallyhogueCo. WexfordIreland

Co. WexfordIreland

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none14%

Lower secondary33%

Leaving Cert37%

Diploma or cert2%

Degree or higher14%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.8% of Ballyhogue

132 women and 123 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Ballyhogue
	Ballyhogue	Co. Wexford	Ireland
Under 15	17%	21%	20%
15–24	21%	12%	12%
25–44	18%	28%	29%
45–64	33%	25%	24%
65+	12%	15%	14%
Primary or none	14%	13%	9.7%
Lower secondary	33%	18%	14%
Leaving Cert	37%	40%	35%
Diploma or cert	2.4%	6%	5.8%
Degree or higher	14%	22%	36%

Full pageBallyhogue’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41 median age · 12% are 65 or over Households89 households · 2.9 people per household Where born13% born outside Ireland Irish speakers40% can speak Irish · 0.8% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Wexford County Council runs on one of the smallest budgets per resident of any council

With 11 of 34 seats, Independent are the largest group on Wexford County Council, short of the 18 a majority needs. Local government for Ballyhogue is Wexford County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. 50% of voters turned out at the last local elections, lower than Co. Wexford’s towns (52%) yet higher than Irish towns (46%). Turnout at the general election came to 62%.

11/34seats held by Independent

Seats on Wexford County · June 2024

Independent11

Fianna Fáil9

Fine Gael8

Sinn Féin3

Labour Party2

Aontú1

Turnout	Ballyhogue	Co. Wexford	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	50%	52%	46%
General election, November 2024	62%	62%	59%

Councillors

11/34

Independent seats on Wexford County, the largest party

50%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Wexford

Full pageBallyhogue’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Independent lead with 11 of 34 (18 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Enniscorthy How Ballyhogue voted50% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Wexford towns 52%TDs4 TDs · Wexford

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

Schools

Pupil numbers around Ballyhogue moved −1% since 2019, below Co. Wexford’s towns and Irish towns

2 schools lie within 3 km of Ballyhogue: 2 primary schools. DEIS, the support scheme, covers half of them, above Co. Wexford’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (35%) alike.

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
S.N. Seosamh NfaLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	227	Catholic
S.N. Mhuire DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary	Primary	19	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Ballyhogue	Co. Wexford	Ireland
Teach through Irish	0%	6%	8%
Pupils since 2019/20	−1%	+5%	+4%
In the DEIS scheme	50%	44%	35%

246

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

−1%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.4 km

to the nearest primary school

6.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBallyhogue’s schools pageOpen the page

Pupils over time246 pupils · −1% since 2019/20 Who runs them2 schools within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Ballyhogue?”

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

St Aidan's Cathedral and 11 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballyhogue; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral10 km north

CastleEnniscorthy Castle9.9 km north

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey26 km southwest

MuseumIrish National Heritage Park8.5 km southeast

Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum26 km southwest

CastleBallymoon Castle39 km northwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

St Aidan's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Enniscorthy Castle: MikeWest Wexford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tintern Abbey: Audrius Janecka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Irish National Heritage Park: Albolandwex, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The John F. Kennedy Arboretum: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ballyhogue

15pages on Ballyhogue

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards22.9% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Ballyhogue

No notable person born in Ballyhogue is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

John BanvilleIrish writer (born 1945) · born in Wexford

Eoin ColferIrish author of children's books (born … · born in Wexford

Colm TóibínIrish novelist and writer (born 1955) · born in Enniscorthy

Dan O'HerlihyIrish actor (1919–2005) · born in Wexford

Eileen GrayIrish architect and designer (1878–1976) · born in Enniscorthy · ?–1976

Charlie MurphyIrish actress · born in Enniscorthy

Photo credits

John Banville: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eoin Colfer: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dan O'Herlihy: Cleary, Strauss and Irwin, public relations., Public domain · Eileen Gray: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

Ballyhogue’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

CastlebridgeEnniscorthyWexfordBallyhogue

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ballyhogue	255	—	—	—	—	—
Castlebridge	1,850	9.5	—	B⁻	A⁻	C
Enniscorthy	12,310	10	D	A⁻	C⁻	D
Wexford	21,524	12	C	B	D	D

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Ballyhogue

Is Ballyhogue a young town or an old one?

The median age in Ballyhogue is 41, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

Is Ballyhogue growing?

Ballyhogue had 255 people at the 2022 census, up from 237 in 2016: 7.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

About Ballyhogue

Urban area in Co. Wexford

Ballyhogue has 255 people, in the area of Wexford 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: 255 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Wexford
Council: Wexford County Council
Local electoral area: Enniscorthy
Dáil constituency: Wexford
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
CSO code: UA:14608

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).