Kilmuckridge’s story
Kilmuckridge: 1 building on the National Inventory
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1700House, Kilmuckridge
KilmuckridgeCo. Wexford
792 people live in this town in Co. Wexford. The population grew 16% between 2016 and 2022.
4 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
792
CSO, Census 2022 · Wexford County Council
Median age
37.4
13% are 65+ · Co. Wexford 15%
Degree level
24%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Kilmuckridge a good place to live?
Prices run to a median €280,000, 6 times local household income. Public transport, bikes and feet take 6% of commuters to work. A degree is held by 24% of adults.
Kilmuckridge isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
What makes Kilmuckridge stand out
The 2 things Kilmuckridge does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilmuckridge.
Natural hazards
Some of Kilmuckridge’s homes have high radon: an estimated 8.4%, above the reference level
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Morriscastle, 3.2 km from Kilmuckridge, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. The ground under Kilmuckridge carries no high landslide susceptibility. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 93% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.9% | 0% |
8.4%
of homes over the radon level
3.2 km
to Morriscastle bathing water (excellent)
514
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Kilmuckridge has cooler summers than Co. Wexford’s towns or Irish towns: July highs of 19.4°C
19.4°CJuly afternoon high
January nights in Kilmuckridge drop to 3.4°C on average. November is the wettest month in the town, with 115 mm of rain on average. Across the year, Kilmuckridge now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.1°C
Spring12.6°C
Summer18.8°C
Autumn14.3°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 3.4°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 993 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
19.4°C
July high
3.4°C
January low
993 mm
Rain a year
115 mm
Wettest month
14
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, more people in Kilmuckridge live with a disability than in Co. Wexford’s towns or Irish towns: 129 per 100 expected
86%good or very good health
Weighed against its ages, bad health in Kilmuckridge runs at 146 per 100 expected. At the census, 86% of people in Kilmuckridge called their health good or very good, above Co. Wexford’s towns (85%) but below Irish towns (88%). Disability touches 27% of the town’s population.
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health146
Disability129
Co. Wexford145
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 27% | 26% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 85% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 2.7% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.3% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
146
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Wexford 145
129
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
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Most households in Kilmuckridge own their home: 70%, more than in Co. Wexford’s towns and across Irish towns
€280Kmedian sale price
Private renters make up 17% of households, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%). The social rented sector houses 11% of households.
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Kilmuckridge€280K
Co. Wexford€250K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €275,000 | 63 |
| Housing | Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 70% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 11% | 17% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €280K | €250K | €350K |
70%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
17%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,179
a month on new tenancies, County Wexford
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Outdoors
76% of Kilmuckridge’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
76%of homes near green space
Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (0.7 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). A park or green space is within 400 m for 76% of homes.
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Kilmuckridge3.0 ha
Co. Wexford2.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 22% | 3.4% | 0% |
| Near a park | 76% | 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 | 4.1% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
76%
Near a park
3.0 ha
Green space
1 km
Footpaths
3%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Kilmuckridge: fog tomorrow, up to 10 degrees
10°C / 6°CTomorrow
Kilmuckridge’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 5°C. The sky keeps its rain tomorrow; wind tops out at 15 km/h, and the low reaches 6°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Thursday, at about 17 mm for the day.
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 | 272 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 197 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 224 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 300 mm |
10°C / 6°C
Tomorrow
None
Rain, next 24 hours
10 km/h
Wind
86%
Humidity
9 h 16 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Trips to work from Kilmuckridge take longer than from Co. Wexford’s towns or Irish towns: 34.9 min on average
6%walk, cycle or take transit
The car took 76% of commuters, near Co. Wexford’s towns (77%) and higher than Irish towns (66%). The unemployment rate comes to 12%. 63% of people aged 15 to 64 were in work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van76%
Walk6%
Bus1%
| Census 2022 | Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34.9 min | 25.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 15% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 63% | 61% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 39% | 44% | 31% |
€46,950
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Wexford €51,437
17%
worked mainly from home, 2022
19%
trips of an hour or more
6,520
on the Live Register, County Wexford, 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
Children make up 23% of Kilmuckridge, above Co. Wexford’s towns and Irish towns
37.4median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town. 13% of residents are 65 or over, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). Foreign-born residents make up 21% of the population.
KilmuckridgeCo. WexfordIreland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none11%
Lower secondary19%
Leaving Cert40%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher24%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.9% of Kilmuckridge
411 women and 381 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.4% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 24% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Only 6 candidates stood for Kilmuckridge’s 4 seats at the 2024 local elections
11/34seats held by Independent
At the general election 61% voted, about level with Co. Wexford’s towns (62%) and above Irish towns (59%). Kilmuckridge is run by Wexford County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. Turnout at the last local elections was 52%. Independent lead Wexford County Council with 11 of 34 seats, but no party has a majority: 18 are needed.
Seats on Wexford County · June 2024
Independent11
Fianna Fáil9
Fine Gael8
Sinn Féin3
Labour Party2
Aontú1
| Turnout | Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 62% | 59% |
4
Councillors
11/34
Independent seats on Wexford County, the largest party
52%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Wicklow-Wexford
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
The national inventory lists one building in Kilmuckridge
1inventory buildings
Relative to its size, Kilmuckridge keeps 13 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (216) and Irish towns (48). Its archaeology runs to 1 recorded sites. The pre-1919 share of homes is 2.8%.
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
- House, Kilmuckridge 1700
1
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1700
earliest dated inventory building
3%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 13 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 28 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.8% | 8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
More schools around Kilmuckridge are in DEIS, the support scheme, than in Co. Wexford’s towns or across Irish towns: 50%
2schools within 3 km
For secondary school, the closest is Coláiste an Átha, 0.2 km from the town. Families in Kilmuckridge have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 193 | Catholic |
| Coláiste an Átha DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 349 | Multi-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic1
Multi-denominational1
| Schools within 3 km | Kilmuckridge | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 55% | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +3% | +5% | +4% |
542
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+3%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
0.2 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kilmuckridge
15pages on Kilmuckridge
The big questions
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Wells House & Gardens and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Kilmuckridge; with them, the best known within 40 km.
GardenWells House & Gardens4 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral19 km west
CastleEnniscorthy Castle19 km west
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens32 km northwest
CathedralFerns Cathedral17 km northwest
CastleBargy Castle35 km southwestPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Wells House & Gardens: Wikidee123, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ferns Cathedral: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bargy Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Kilmuckridge
3 notable people were born in Kilmuckridge.
About Kilmuckridge
Urban area in Co. Wexford
792 people live in Kilmuckridge, 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
- 792 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Wexford
- Council
- Wexford County Council
- Local electoral area
- Kilmuckridge
- Dáil constituency
- Wicklow-Wexford
- Name in Irish
- Cill Mhucraise
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:14583
Kilmuckridge’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CourtownFernsCastlebridgeGoreyKilmuckridge
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmuckridge | 792 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Courtown | 4,365 | 14 | D | B− | B+ | D |
| Ferns | 1,317 | 17 | — | B | B | C |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 18 | — | B− | A− | C |
| Gorey | 11,517 | 19 | D | C | C+ | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Kilmuckridge
Is Kilmuckridge growing?
Kilmuckridge had 792 people at the 2022 census, up from 682 in 2016: 16.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Kilmuckridge a young town or an old one?
The median age in Kilmuckridge is 37.4, 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).