Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its population rose 10% from 2016 to 2022. Population 544: a town in Co. Wexford.
Homes sell for a median €195,000, about 4.4 times what a household here earns in a year. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 6% of commuters. A degree is held by 13% of adults. Renting from a private landlord is the lot of 41% of households.
At under 1,000 residents, Bridgetown is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
The 3 things Bridgetown does most differently from other towns.
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bridgetown.
3 schools lie within 3 km of Bridgetown: 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school. Bridgetown College is the nearest secondary school, 0.1 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Nais Realta na Mara DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 304 | Catholic |
| Bridgetown College DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 631 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 55% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 67% | 44% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +1% | +5% | +4% |
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.
The closest place to swim from Bridgetown is Rosslare Strand, 12 km away, rated excellent in 2025. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred locally has radon above the reference level. The ground under Bridgetown carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 93% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.9% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Midsummer afternoons in Bridgetown peak at about 19.4°C. The year’s mean temperature is 10.8°C, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (10.4°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). The town gets 925 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 4.0°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.8°C | 10.4°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 925 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Disability, age-adjusted: 132 for every 100 expected in Bridgetown. 3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Co. Wexford’s towns (2.7%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Unpaid caring falls to 4.6% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 2.7% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | 85% | 88% |
| With a disability | 26% | 26% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
23% live in social housing, above Co. Wexford’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (13%) alike.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €195,000 | 51 |
| Housing | Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 35% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 41% | 22% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 23% | 17% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €195K | €250K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Green space lies within 400 m of 100% of homes. Within 1 km, 6.4% of the land is woodland, lower than Co. Wexford’s towns (6.9%) yet higher than Irish towns (2.7%).
| Outdoors | Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.4% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The wind, up to 44 km/h, brings no rain today; the low reaches 11°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 9 mm of rain is forecast. Judged by the averages, Bridgetown sees November days reach 12°C and nights fall to 6°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 251 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 182 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 211 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 9°C | 282 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
16% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Co. Wexford’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (9.2%). The census counted 4% of workers working mainly from home. At the census, nine in ten commuters went by car.
| Census 2022 | Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 16% | 15% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 59% | 61% | 68% |
| Average trip | 23.5 min | 25.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 33% | 44% | 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.
Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.2%, close to Co. Wexford’s towns (0.7%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Under 15: 23% of residents. Overseas births account for just over a quarter of the people living here.
53.7% of Bridgetown’s residents are women
292 women and 252 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 16% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 26% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.9% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 13% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Wexford County Council is the one council for Bridgetown; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. At the general election, 62% of voters took part. With 11 of 34 seats, Independent are the largest group on Wexford County Council, short of the 18 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 2% of the total, below Co. Wexford’s towns (8%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. There are 3 entries on the national archaeological record here.
| Heritage | Bridgetown | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 55 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 28 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2% | 8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Bridgetown; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleBargy Castle3.8 km outside town, to the east
CastleRathmacknee Castle6.1 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey20 km west
CastleJohnstown Castle8 km north
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral31 km north
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford39 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Bridgetown’s built heritage counts 3 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 3 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
2 notable people were born in Bridgetown; 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 · Robert John McClure: unknown, from The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. « Investigator » Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854 , Robert McClure, Londres, Longman, Brown, Green, Longman, & Roberts, 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgetown | 544 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 12 | — | B− | B− | B |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 13 | C | B | D | D |
| Rosslare Harbour | 2,247 | 14 | — | B+ | A− | C |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 19 | — | B− | A− | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Bridgetown had 544 people at the 2022 census, up from 495 in 2016: 9.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Bridgetown is 35.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Wexford
Bridgetown has 544 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).