Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 505 people live in this town, in Co. Wexford.
A median €423,500 buys a home here, 6 years of what the median household earns. On the way to work, 4% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. It skews older: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. 54% of households own their home outright.
Barntown has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The 3 things Barntown does most differently from other towns.
1 archaeological site are on the record here too.
7% 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 Barntown. Best known first.
MuseumIrish National Heritage Park1 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleJohnstown Castle4.4 km outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or priorySelskar Abbey3.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumIrish Agricultural Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southeastCastleCastleThe Norman Way - Heritage and Cycling trail3.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumWest Gate Heritage Tower3.7 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barntown.
4 schools lie within 3 km of Barntown: 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school. A quarter of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (35%). For secondary school, the closest is Loreto Secondary School, 3.4 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 573 | Catholic |
| Loreto Secondary School GirlsLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 930 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 100% | 55% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 25% | 44% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +9% | +5% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
Just over two thirds of its homes sit in high-radon areas, below Co. Wexford’s towns (93%) but above Irish towns (0%). The closest place to swim from Barntown is Rosslare Strand, 12 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 68% | 93% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights bottom out at 2.7°C in Barntown, below Co. Wexford’s towns (3.0°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C) alike. Over twelve months, Barntown averages 9.8°C. This Co. Wexford town gets 1,113 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.8°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 10.4°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,113 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.7°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Allowing for its ages, Barntown has 95 residents with a disability per 100 expected, below Co. Wexford’s towns (123) and Irish towns (106) alike. Family carers: 7.5% of the people in Barntown look after someone without pay. Asked at the census, 90% of residents of Barntown said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.5% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 85% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 26% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
8% rent privately, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%). Social renters account for 2% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €422,000 | 37 |
| Housing | Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 87% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 2% | 17% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 8% | 22% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €424K | €250K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Within 1 km, 15% of the land is woodland, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (6.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Among the protected sites near Barntown is Slaney River Valley SAC. There are 1.6 ha of green space for every 1,000 people in the town.
| Outdoors | Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 34% | 83% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 15% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.5 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Sea within 5 km | 5% | 3.4% | 0% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 3 mm. Judged by the averages, Barntown sees November days reach 10°C and nights fall to 5°C. Some 1 mm of rain falls tomorrow, driven by wind of up to 35 km/h; the low reaches 9°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 3°C | 307 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 5°C | 221 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 249 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 336 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Short trips: 43% under 15 minutes, about level with Co. Wexford’s towns (44%) and above Irish towns (31%). Driving is how 83% of commuters got to work at the census. The unemployment rate comes to 6.2%.
| Census 2022 | Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.2% | 15% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 61% | 68% |
| Median household income | €70,300 | €44,117 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 23.2 min | 25.2 min | 27.6 min |
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.
15% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Co. Wexford’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. One measure of its mix: 13% of residents were born abroad. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
47.7% of Barntown’s residents are women
241 women and 264 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 28% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.6% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 36% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is no majority on Wexford County Council; Independent have the most seats, 11 of 34, short of 18. Wexford County Council is the council for Barntown, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. Turnout at the last local elections was 49%, between Co. Wexford’s towns (52%) and Irish towns (46%). 62% of voters cast a ballot at the general election.
| Turnout | Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 49% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Scaled to its population, Barntown has 40 inventory buildings per 10,000 people, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (216) and Irish towns (48). Homes from before 1919 make up 6.7% of the total. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
| Heritage | Barntown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 40 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 28 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.7% | 8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Barntown has 2 buildings on the national inventory of architectural heritage, 1 of them rated of national or international importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
2 notable people were born in Barntown; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barntown | 505 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 3.8 | C | B | D | D |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 8.1 | — | B− | A− | C |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 12 | — | B− | B− | B |
| Rosslare Harbour | 2,247 | 16 | — | B+ | A− | C |
| Enniscorthy | 12,310 | 19 | D | A− | C− | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Barntown is 47.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
13% mostly work from home, and 43% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Barntown had 505 people at the 2022 census, up from 491 in 2016: 2.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Wexford
Barntown has 505 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)
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).