Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
183 people call this town in Co. Wexford home.
Home prices sit at a median €288,600, which is 5.4 years of the town’s median household income. Of those who commute, 4% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. 16% of adults are graduates. 8% of residents were born outside Ireland.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Newbawn has none.
The 3 things Newbawn does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Newbawn.
Families in Newbawn have one school within 3 km. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 176.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbawn N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 176 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +34% | +5% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
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.
100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above Co. Wexford’s towns (93%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. The ground under Newbawn carries no high landslide susceptibility. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 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.
Newbawn gets 1,124 mm of rain a year. The year’s mean temperature is 10.1°C, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (10.4°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). Summer highs in Newbawn reach 19.7°C in July.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.5°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,124 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.4°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Disability, age-adjusted: 104 for every 100 expected in Newbawn. 88% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than Co. Wexford’s towns (85%) and near Irish towns (88%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.7% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2.7% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 85% | 88% |
| With a disability | 25% | 26% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Three quarters of households own their home, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%). Social renters account for 18% of households.
| Housing | Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 3% | 22% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 75% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €289K | €250K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 18% | 17% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area Y35, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Green space comes to 9.4 ha for every 1,000 people in Newbawn. Within 5 km, 4 waymarked trails and greenways set out.
| Outdoors | Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 9.3% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Afternoon temperatures for the rest of the week run from 7°C at the low end to 11°C on Thursday. Newbawn’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 11°C, nights 4°C. There may be a drop or two today, little to measure, with wind freshening to 38 km/h and a low of 9°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 307 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 227 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 255 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 335 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
68% of 15 to 64s were in work, about level with Irish towns (68%) and above Co. Wexford’s towns (61%). At the census, nearly a fifth of workers worked mainly from home. On average, the journey to work lasts 30.4 min.
| Census 2022 | Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30.4 min | 25.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 14% | 15% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 68% | 61% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 34% | 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.
Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Born abroad: nearly one in ten residents, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
51.9% of Newbawn’s residents are women
95 women and 88 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 19% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.9% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 16% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election 62% voted, near Co. Wexford’s towns (62%) and higher than Irish towns (59%). One council serves Newbawn: Wexford County Council. Turnout at the last local elections was 53%. There is no majority on Wexford County Council; Independent have the most seats, 11 of 34, short of 18.
| Turnout | Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record holds 2 entries for the town. Scaled to its population, Newbawn has 219 inventory buildings per 10,000 people, near Co. Wexford’s towns (216) and higher than Irish towns (48). The pre-1919 share of homes is 4.3%.
| Heritage | Newbawn | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 219 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 28 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.3% | 8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Newbawn; these are the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTintern Abbey12 km south
Garden · Office of Public WorksThe John F. Kennedy Arboretum9.5 km west
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford23 km southwest
MuseumReginald's Tower23 km southwest
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral24 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksBallyhack Castle16 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 of Newbawn’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 2 archaeological sites in and around the town.
One notable person was born in Newbawn; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Michael O'Hanrahan: Joy, Maurice, ed., Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Newbawn had 183 people at the 2022 census, up from 180 in 2016: 1.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Newbawn is 45.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Wexford
183 people live in Newbawn, 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).