Oulart’s story
Oulart: 7 buildings on the National Inventory
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1700Farm house, Oulart
- 1750Saint Patrick's Catholic Church (church / chapel)
- 1822Graveyard, Oulart
OulartCo. Wexford
Home to 362 people, this town lies in Co. Wexford.
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Photo: sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
362
CSO, Census 2022 · Wexford County Council
Median age
39.8
14% are 65+ · Co. Wexford 15%
Degree level
23%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Oulart a good place to live?
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €315,000, costs 6.2 times as much. 4% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 10% of residents were born outside Ireland. 23% of adults are graduates.
At under 1,000 residents, Oulart is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
What makes Oulart stand out
The 3 things Oulart does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oulart.
Natural hazards
About 19% of Oulart’s homes are estimated to hold more radon than the reference level allows
100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above Co. Wexford’s towns (93%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. The nearest bathing water to Oulart is Morriscastle, 10 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Landslides: none of Oulart lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
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 | Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 93% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.9% | 0% |
19%
of homes over the radon level
10 km
to Morriscastle bathing water (excellent)
154
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Summers stay cool in Oulart: July afternoons reach 19.4°C, below Co. Wexford’s towns and Irish towns
Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in Oulart is 10.0°C. 1,068 mm of rain falls in a year, close to Co. Wexford’s towns (1,026 mm) and above Irish towns (937 mm). Expect January lows of around 2.7°C here.
19.4°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.6°C
Spring12.5°C
Summer18.8°C
Autumn13.9°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.4°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,068 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.7°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
19.4°C
July high
2.7°C
January low
1,068 mm
Rain a year
121 mm
Wettest month
14
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Oulart has 53 people with a disability for every 100 its ages predict, fewer than in Co. Wexford’s towns and across Irish towns
87% of Oulart’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than Co. Wexford’s towns (85%) yet lower than Irish towns (88%). Weighed against its ages, bad health in the town runs at 51 per 100 expected. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 0.9% of the town.
87%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health51
Disability53
Co. Wexford145
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 11% | 26% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.9% | 2.7% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 85% | 88% |
51
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Wexford 145
53
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
Oulart is a town of owners: 69% of households own their home, above Co. Wexford’s towns and Irish towns
17% rent privately, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%). Council and housing-body homes hold 14% of households.
€315Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Oulart€315K
Co. Wexford€250K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 69% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €315K | €250K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 14% | 17% | 13% |
69%
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 · The price is for the postcode area Y25, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Green space is close to home in Oulart: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than in Co. Wexford’s towns and across Irish towns
Green space comes to 8.5 ha per 1,000 people in Oulart, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (2.3 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). Woodland covers 2.1% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Wexford’s towns (6.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%). 3 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Oulart8.5 ha
Co. Wexford2.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 2.1% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
8.5 ha
Green space
2 km
Footpaths
2.1%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Oulart tomorrow: light rain, topping out at 10 degrees
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 4 mm. Oulart’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 11°C, and nights drop to 5°C. There may be a drop or two tomorrow, little to measure, with wind freshening to 32 km/h and a low of 9°C.
10°C / 9°CTomorrow
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 289 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 5°C | 211 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 247 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 321 mm |
10°C / 9°C
Tomorrow
0.4 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
33 km/h
Wind
73%
Humidity
9 h 23 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Oulart walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Wexford’s towns or Irish towns: 3.6%
68% of 15 to 64s were in work, above Co. Wexford’s towns (61%) and close to Irish towns (68%). The car carried nearly nine in ten commuters at the census. On average, the journey to work lasts 32.6 min.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van89%
Walk2%
Bus1%
| Census 2022 | Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32.6 min | 25.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 15% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 30% | 44% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 68% | 61% | 68% |
€51,040
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Wexford €51,437
6%
worked mainly from home, 2022
15%
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
Few people in Oulart were born abroad: 9.9%, fewer than in Co. Wexford’s towns and across Irish towns
14% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.5%, close to Co. Wexford’s towns (0.7%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Children under 15 count for 21% of the people here.
39.8median age
OulartCo. WexfordIreland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none9%
Lower secondary22%
Leaving Cert41%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher23%
Women and men · all residents
52.5% of Oulart’s residents are women
190 women and 172 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.9% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.4% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 23% | 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
At the general election 62% voted, near Co. Wexford’s towns (62%) and higher than Irish towns (59%). Wexford County Council is the one council for Oulart; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. 52% of voters turned out at the last local elections. There is no majority on Wexford County Council; Independent have the most seats, 11 of 34, short of 18.
11/34seats held by Independent
Seats on Wexford County · June 2024
Independent11
Fianna Fáil9
Fine Gael8
Sinn Féin3
Labour Party2
Aontú1
| Turnout | Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 62% | 59% |
4
Councillors
11/34
Independent seats on Wexford County, the largest party
52%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Wexford
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Inventory buildings in Oulart: 193 per 10,000 residents, against 216 in Co. Wexford’s towns and 48 in Irish towns
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, between Co. Wexford’s towns (8%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Oulart’s built heritage counts 7 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
7inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional7
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1700
earliest dated inventory building
5%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 193 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.8% | 8% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Pupil numbers around Oulart moved −5% since 2019, below Co. Wexford’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Oulart there are 3 schools (3 primary schools). A third of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, lower than Co. Wexford’s towns (44%) and near Irish towns (35%).
3schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballaghkeene N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 150 | Catholic |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic2
Multi-denominational1
| Schools within 3 km | Oulart | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | +5% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 33% | 44% | 35% |
302
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−5%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
7 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Wells House & Gardens and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Oulart; with them, the best known within 40 km.
GardenWells House & Gardens3.6 km outside town, to the northeast
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral12 km west
CastleEnniscorthy Castle12 km west
CathedralFerns Cathedral12 km northwest
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens27 km northwest
CastleBargy Castle32 km southPlaces: 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
- Ferns Cathedral: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntington Castle and Gardens: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bargy Castle: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Oulart
15pages on Oulart
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Oulart’s built heritage counts 7 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
Famous people from Oulart
13 notable people were born in Oulart.
Oulart’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
FernsEnniscorthyCastlebridgeCourtownOulart
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oulart | 362 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferns | 1,317 | 12 | — | B | B | C |
| Enniscorthy | 12,310 | 13 | D | A− | C− | D |
| Castlebridge | 1,850 | 14 | — | B− | A− | C |
| Courtown | 4,365 | 18 | D | B− | B+ | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Oulart
How do people in Oulart get to work?
6% mostly work from home, and 30% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Oulart growing?
Oulart had 362 people at the 2022 census, up from 353 in 2016: 2.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Oulart a young town or an old one?
The median age in Oulart is 39.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Oulart
Urban area in Co. Wexford
Oulart has 362 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
- 362 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Wexford
- Council
- Wexford County Council
- Local electoral area
- Kilmuckridge
- Dáil constituency
- Wexford
- Name in Irish
- An tAbhallort
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:14592
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).