100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above Co. Wicklow’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. The EPA’s radon map puts two in five homes in Ballyknockan above the reference level. Few of its homes stand low beside water.

100%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas100%

On high landslide susceptibility24%

Share of homes	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	0%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	24%	0.4%	0%

40%

of homes over the radon level

129

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageBallyknockan’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Ground24% of homes · High landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water Radon100% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

Summers stay cool in Ballyknockan: July afternoons reach 19.0°C, below Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns

Expect January lows of around 0.9°C in Ballyknockan. The year’s mean temperature is 8.8°C, lower than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (10.5°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). This Co. Wicklow town gets 1,249 mm of rain a year.

19.0°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter7.4°C

Spring12.0°C

Summer18.3°C

Autumn12.9°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
July high	19.0°C	19.7°C	19.9°C
January low	0.9°C	3.3°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	8.8°C	10.5°C	10.3°C
Rain a year	1,249 mm	988 mm	937 mm

19.0°C

July high

0.9°C

January low

1,249 mm

Rain a year

146 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,397 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageBallyknockan’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.0°C, January lows 0.9°C The yearSummer highs 18.3°C, winter lows 1.0°C Rain1,249 mm of rain a year · November is the wettest month, 146 mm Weather station23 km to the weather station · Casement

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Fewer people in Ballyknockan are in bad health than its ages would predict: 23 per 100 expected, under Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns

Family carers: 4% of the people in Ballyknockan look after someone without pay. At the census, 0.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Wicklow’s towns (1.8%) and Irish towns (2%). Self-reported good health: 91% of the town’s residents.

91%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health23

Disability108

Co. Wicklow111

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 0%

Census 2022	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Bad or very bad health	0.4%	1.8%	2%
Unpaid carers	4%	5.6%	5.4%
Good or very good health	91%	90%	88%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Wicklow 111

108

disability per 100 expected · Co. Wicklow 111

84 · 80.3

life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-East region, 2016

27%

hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East

Full pageBallyknockan’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 23, disability 108 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health91% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84, men 80.3

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

Homes in Ballyknockan sell for about €422,500

1% live in social housing, lower than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). Households that own their home make up 72%. Private tenants account for 21% of households.

€423Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Ballyknockan€423K

Co. Wicklow€440K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Households in social housing	1%	14%	13%
Households owning their home	72%	71%	61%
Median sale price	€423K	€440K	€350K
Households renting privately	21%	16%	22%

72%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

21%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,730

a month on new tenancies, County Wicklow

Full pageBallyknockan’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Cost of livingMedian sale price €422,500 Renting€1,730 a month · Average rent on new tenancies Owners and renters72% own their home

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area W91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Protected nature surrounds Ballyknockan: 31% of the land within 5 km, more than Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns

100% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space. Among the protected sites near Ballyknockan is Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA. Within 1 km, just over a tenth of the land is woodland, higher than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (5.7%) and Irish towns (2.7%).

100%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Ballyknockan0.7 ha

Co. Wicklow1.5 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Protected nature within 5 km	31%	3.9%	1.8%
Woodland within 1 km	11%	5.7%	2.7%
Near a park	100%	75%	92%
Sea within 5 km	0%	34%	0%

100%

Near a park

0.7 ha

Green space

3 km

Footpaths

31%

Protected for nature

Full pageBallyknockan’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature31% of the land within 5 km · Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA|Wicklow Mountains SAC|Wicklow Mou…Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks0.7 ha per 1,000 residents · 0 ha of green space, 0 parks Paths and trails3 km of paths · 7 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Weather in Ballyknockan: partly cloudy today, up to 10 degrees

What counts as normal for Ballyknockan in November: highs come to 10°C and lows to 3°C. It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 23 km/h and a low near 7°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 4 mm.

10°C / 7°CToday

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November10°C

December7°C

January7°C

February8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	7°C	1°C	343 mm
Spring	12°C	4°C	257 mm
Summer	18°C	10°C	270 mm
Autumn	13°C	5°C	379 mm

10°C / 7°C

Today

0.3 mm

Rain, next 24 hours

22 km/h

Wind

76%

Humidity

9 h 19 min

Daylight

Full pageBallyknockan’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hours0.3 mm Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead10°C / 7°C Today · A normal 4 November: 11°C / 4°C Warnings & more9 h 19 min Daylight · 07:29 to 16:49

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Trips to work from Ballyknockan take longer than from Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns: 45.6 min on average

6.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Short trips: 12% under 15 minutes, lower than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (36%) and Irish towns (31%). Of those in the labour force, 5.6% are unemployed.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van82%

Bus4%

Bicycle2%

Walk1%

Census 2022	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Average trip	45.6 min	31.6 min	27.6 min
Trips under 15 minutes	12%	36%	31%
In work, 15 to 64	75%	69%	68%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	8.9%	9.2%

€71,090

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Wicklow €64,077

25%

trips of an hour or more

4,688

on the Live Register, County Wicklow, September 2026

Full pageBallyknockan’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Unemployment5.6% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€71,090 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time4,688 on the Live Register · +2.7% on a year earlier

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

Ballyknockan has fewer young adults than Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24

One measure of its mix: 17% of residents were born abroad. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, above both Co. Wicklow’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%). Children are 21% of the town.

41median age

BallyknockanCo. WicklowIreland

Co. WicklowIreland

Ages · share of residents

16%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none13%

Lower secondary10%

Leaving Cert32%

Diploma or cert7%

Degree or higher38%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.8% of Ballyknockan

128 women and 119 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Ballyknockan
	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Under 15	21%	24%	20%
15–24	8.1%	13%	12%
25–44	26%	26%	29%
45–64	29%	26%	24%
65+	16%	14%	14%
Primary or none	13%	10%	9.7%
Lower secondary	9.9%	15%	14%
Leaving Cert	32%	36%	35%
Diploma or cert	7.4%	6.5%	5.8%
Degree or higher	38%	32%	36%

Full pageBallyknockan’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households89 households · 2.8 people per household Where born17% born outside Ireland Irish speakers52% can speak Irish · 1.4% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wicklow and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Turnout in Wicklow was among the highest at the 2024 general election

There is just one council for Ballyknockan, Wicklow County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. At the general election 68% voted, about level with Co. Wicklow’s towns (68%) and above Irish towns (59%). Local election turnout came to 55%.

10/32seats held by Independent

Seats on Wicklow County · June 2024

Independent10

Fine Gael9

Fianna Fáil4

Social Democrats3

Sinn Féin2

Green Party2

Labour Party1

Independent Ireland1

Turnout	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
General election, November 2024	68%	68%	59%
Local elections, June 2024	55%	54%	46%

Councillors

10/32

Independent seats on Wicklow County, the largest party

55%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Wicklow

Full pageBallyknockan’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Independent lead with 10 of 32 (17 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Baltinglass How Ballyknockan voted55% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Wicklow towns 54%TDs4 TDs · Wicklow

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Heritage is thick on the ground in Ballyknockan: 121 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, above Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns

Homes built before 1919 account for 18.4% of the housing. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 sites here, below both Co. Wicklow’s towns (14) and Irish towns (11). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 3 buildings in Ballyknockan, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.

3inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional3

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1850

earliest dated inventory building

18%

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	121	54	48
Homes built before 1919	18.4%	5.5%	3.4%
Archaeological sites on the record	1	14	11

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NIAH buildings3 buildings on the inventory Older homes18% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments1 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Ballyknockan?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Schools

Pupil numbers around Ballyknockan moved +2% since 2019, below Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns

One school lies within 3 km of Ballyknockan. The one school within 3 km of Ballyknockan has 110 pupils.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Moin an Bhealaigh N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	110	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Ballyknockan	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Teach through Irish	0%	9%	8%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	20%	35%
Pupils since 2019/20	+2%	+12%	+4%

110

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

+2%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

1.8 km

to the nearest primary school

7.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBallyknockan’s schools pageOpen the page

Pupils over time110 pupils · +2% since 2019/20 Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Ballyknockan?”

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.

Nearby attractions

Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking and 12 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballyknockan; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionHollywood Horse and Pony Trekking5 km outside town, to the south

Abbey or prioryGlendalough16 km southeast

National parkWicklow Mountains National Park12 km southeast

Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands6.3 km northwest

Big drawMuseumNational Museum of Ireland31 km northeast · 783K visitors a year

CathedralSt Patrick's Cathedral30 km northeast

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Ireland: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Patrick's Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ballyknockan

15pages on Ballyknockan

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards39.6% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41 History3 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people

Landmarks

Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 3 buildings in Ballyknockan, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Saint Anthony'sHouse · 1850

NIAH: Regional

House, BallyknockanHouse · 1860

Famous people from around Ballyknockan

No notable person born in Ballyknockan is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Ninette de ValoisBritish dancer, teacher, choreographer … · born in Blessington · 1898–2001

John de RobeckBritish admiral (1862-1928) · born in Naas

Liam O'FlynnIrish musician (1945-2018) · born in Kill

Fionnuala SherryIrish musician · born in Naas · born 1962

Louise QuinnIrish association football player · born in Blessington · born 1990

Edward Ernest BowenEnglish schoolmaster, songwriter and cr… · born in Blessington

Photo credits

Ninette de Valois: Rob Croes for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John de Robeck: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Liam O'Flynn: Ganainm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fionnuala Sherry: paddynapper, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Louise Quinn: Anders Henrikson, CC BY 2.0

Ballyknockan’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

BlessingtonDunlavinJohnstownKilcullenKillNaasBallyknockan

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ballyknockan	247	—	—	—	—	—
Blessington	5,611	7.6	C⁺	C	B⁻	B
Dunlavin	1,074	14	—	C	A⁻	B
Johnstown Kildare	1,320	16	—	B⁻	B	A⁻
Kilcullen Kildare	3,815	17	A⁺	B⁺	A	B⁻
Kill Kildare	3,818	17	B⁺	C⁺	B	A
Naas Kildare	26,180	17	A⁻	C⁺	B	A

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Ballyknockan

How do people in Ballyknockan get to work?

11% mostly work from home, and 12% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Is Ballyknockan growing?

Ballyknockan had 247 people at the 2022 census, up from 231 in 2016: 6.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How old are the people of Ballyknockan?

The median age in Ballyknockan is 41, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Ballyknockan

Urban area in Co. Wicklow

Ballyknockan has 247 people, in the area of Wicklow 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: 247 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Wicklow
Council: Wicklow County Council
Local electoral area: Baltinglass
Dáil constituency: Wicklow
Name in Irish: Buaile an Chnocáin
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
CSO code: UA:15393

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).