RedcrossCo. Wicklow

The town, home to 256 people, lies in Co. Wicklow.

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Population

256

CSO, Census 2022 · Wicklow County Council

Median age

43.5

13% are 65+ · Co. Wicklow 14%

Degree level

35%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Redcross a good place to live?

The median home here went for €419,600, 6.6 times the median household income. Just over one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 20% of residents.

Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Redcross out for now.

What makes Redcross stand out

The 2 things Redcross does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

12% walk, cycle or ride

The median of Irish towns: 23%

CSO, Census 2022

Residents aged 15 to 24

Who lives here

20% are 15 to 24

The median of Irish towns: 12%

CSO, Census 2022

Redcross’ outline

Redcross’ story

Redcross: 2 archaeological sites on the record

2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.

12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Redcross.

Natural hazards

Radon is the hazard to test for in Redcross: an estimated 24% of homes are above the reference level

Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above Co. Wicklow’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. The closest place to swim from Redcross is Brittas Bay South, 5.7 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Landslides: none of Redcross 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	Redcross	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	0%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0.4%	0%

24%

of homes over the radon level

5.7 km

to Brittas Bay South bathing water (excellent)

107

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageRedcross’ flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%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, winters and rain in Redcross all run close to those of most Irish towns

Expect January lows of around 3.2°C in Redcross. 1,086 mm of rain falls in a year, higher than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (988 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). November is the wettest month in the town, with 130 mm of rain on average.

19.8°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter9.1°C

Spring12.9°C

Summer19.2°C

Autumn14.4°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Redcross	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Rain a year	1,086 mm	988 mm	937 mm
January low	3.2°C	3.3°C	2.9°C
July high	19.8°C	19.7°C	19.9°C
Average temperature over the year	10.5°C	10.5°C	10.3°C

19.8°C

July high

3.2°C

January low

1,086 mm

Rain a year

130 mm

Wettest month

Full pageRedcross’ climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.8°C, January lows 3.2°C The yearSummer highs 19.2°C, winter lows 3.3°C Rain1,086 mm of rain a year · November is the wettest month, 130 mm Weather station50 km to the weather station · Casement

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Disability runs above what Redcross’ ages predict, at 123 per 100 expected, and above Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns

For its ages, Redcross has 88 people in bad health for every 100 expected, below both Co. Wicklow’s towns (111) and Irish towns (113). Unpaid caring falls to 8.2% of Redcross’ residents. Disability touches 27% of Redcross’ population.

89%good or very good health

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

Bad health88

Disability123

Co. Wicklow111

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 89%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 2%

Census 2022	Redcross	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Unpaid carers	8.2%	5.6%	5.4%
With a disability	27%	24%	22%
Bad or very bad health	1.6%	1.8%	2%
Good or very good health	89%	90%	88%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Wicklow 111

123

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 pageRedcross’ health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 88, disability 123 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health89% 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

More households own their home in Redcross than in Co. Wicklow’s towns or across Irish towns: 75%

Social housing holds 8% of households, below Co. Wicklow’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. 16% of households are private tenants.

€420Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Redcross€420K

Co. Wicklow€440K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Redcross	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Households in social housing	8%	14%	13%
Households owning their home	75%	71%	61%
Median sale price	€420K	€440K	€350K
Households renting privately	16%	16%	22%

75%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

16%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,730

a month on new tenancies, County Wicklow

Full pageRedcross’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters75% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €419,600 Renting€1,730 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A67, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Green space is close to home in Redcross: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than in Co. Wicklow’s towns and across Irish towns

Within 5 km, 0.8% of the land is protected nature, below both Co. Wicklow’s towns (3.9%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Every 1,000 residents of Redcross share 8.8 ha of green space. This Co. Wicklow town has a single park, with 2 ha of green space in all.

100%of homes near green space

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

Redcross8.8 ha

Co. Wicklow1.5 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Redcross	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Near a park	100%	75%	92%
Sea within 5 km	0%	34%	0%
Woodland within 1 km	1.7%	5.7%	2.7%
Paths per km² of town	0.1 km per km²	1.2 km per km²	2.1 km per km²

100%

Near a park

8.8 ha

Green space

1 km

Footpaths

0.8%

Protected for nature

Full pageRedcross’ outdoors pageOpen the page

Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks8.8 ha per 1,000 residents · 2 ha of green space, one park Protected nature0.8% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Paths and trails1 km of paths · 2 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Weather

Redcross’ outlook today: light showers, peaking at 11 degrees

Only a trace of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 36 km/h, with a low of 10°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 14 mm. A typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 5°C at night: the forecast for Redcross is set against that.

11°C / 10°CToday

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	300 mm
Spring	13°C	6°C	222 mm
Summer	19°C	12°C	227 mm
Autumn	14°C	8°C	337 mm

11°C / 10°C

Today

0.4 mm

Rain, next 24 hours

32 km/h

Wind

87%

Humidity

9 h 20 min

Daylight

Full pageRedcross’ weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hours0.4 mm Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead11°C / 10°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 6°C Warnings & more9 h 20 min Daylight · 07:27 to 16:48

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

Work & commute

Trips to work from Redcross take longer than from Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns: 41.2 min on average

14% of trips took under 15 minutes, below both Co. Wicklow’s towns (36%) and Irish towns (31%). Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 60% at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van74%

Walk9%

Train, DART or Luas2%

Bus1%

Census 2022	Redcross	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Average trip	41.2 min	31.6 min	27.6 min
Trips under 15 minutes	14%	36%	31%
In work, 15 to 64	60%	69%	68%
Unemployment rate	11%	8.9%	9.2%

€63,500

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

14%

worked mainly from home, 2022

23%

trips of an hour or more

4,688

on the Live Register, County Wicklow, September 2026

Full pageRedcross’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Unemployment11% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€63,500 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

Students and young workers shape Redcross: 20% are 15 to 24, above Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns

0.4% speak Irish daily outside school, below Co. Wicklow’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. Foreign-born residents make up 17% of the population. People 65 and over make up 13% of the town.

43.5median age

RedcrossCo. WicklowIreland

Co. WicklowIreland

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none11%

Lower secondary11%

Leaving Cert32%

Diploma or cert10%

Degree or higher35%

Women and men · all residents

48.8% of Redcross’ residents are women

125 women and 131 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Redcross
	Redcross	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Under 15	15%	24%	20%
15–24	20%	13%	12%
25–44	17%	26%	29%
45–64	35%	26%	24%
65+	13%	14%	14%
Primary or none	11%	10%	9.7%
Lower secondary	11%	15%	14%
Leaving Cert	32%	36%	35%
Diploma or cert	10%	6.5%	5.8%
Degree or higher	35%	32%	36%

Full pageRedcross’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.5 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households83 households · 3.1 people per household Where born17% born outside Ireland Irish speakers39% can speak Irish · 0.4% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

Wicklow County Council runs on one of the smallest budgets per resident of any council

No party holds a majority on Wicklow County Council: Independent lead with 10 of 32 seats, short of the 17 needed. Local government for Redcross is Wicklow County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. At the last local elections, 54% of voters went to the polls. General election turnout: 61%, lower than Co. Wicklow’s towns (68%) yet higher than Irish towns (59%).

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	Redcross	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
General election, November 2024	61%	68%	59%
Local elections, June 2024	54%	54%	46%

Councillors

10/32

Independent seats on Wicklow County, the largest party

54%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Wicklow-Wexford

Full pageRedcross’ town hall & politics pageOpen the page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Independent lead with 10 of 32 (17 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Arklow How Redcross votedLocal elections, June 2024 · Co. Wicklow towns 54%TDs3 TDs · Wicklow-Wexford

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

Schools

No secondary school in or near Redcross: the nearest is 8 km away

Within 3 km of Redcross there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 37.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Scoil San EoinLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	37	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Redcross	Co. Wicklow	Ireland
Teach through Irish	0%	9%	8%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	20%	35%

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0.5 km

to the nearest primary school

8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageRedcross’ schools pageOpen the page

Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time37 pupils · Questions“What schools are there in Redcross?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.

Nearby attractions

National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh and 12 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh4 km outside town, to the north

Abbey or prioryGlendalough18 km northwest

National parkWicklow Mountains National Park22 km northwest

Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands40 km northwest

MuseumArklow Maritime Museum10 km south

CastleKindlestown Castle28 km north

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

Photo credits (6)

National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh: Darrendirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Arklow Maritime Museum: Kevweb07, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kindlestown Castle: Aoifer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Redcross

15pages on Redcross

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards23.8% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.5 HistoryTown hallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from around Redcross

One notable person was born in Redcross; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Joseph HoltIrish guerrilla · 1756–1826

Katie McGrathIrish actress · born in Ashford · born 1983

Róisín MurphyIrish singer-songwriter · born in Arklow · born 1973

Paul McShaneIrish association football player · born in Wicklow · born 1986

Ron DelanyIrish middle-distance runner (1935–2026) · born in Arklow

Lara GillespieIrish sport cyclist · born in Wicklow · born 2001

Photo credits

Róisín Murphy: The British Library, CC BY 3.0 · Paul McShane: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ron Delany: United Press, Public domain

Redcross’ neighbours

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

RathdrumArklowWicklowRathnewAughrimAshfordRedcross

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Redcross	256	—	—	—	—	—
Rathdrum	2,264	7.7	—	C	B	B⁻
Arklow	13,399	11	C⁺	A⁻	B⁻	C⁻
Wicklow	12,957	11	B⁻	C⁺	B	B
Rathnew	3,482	12	D	C⁻	B	C⁻
Aughrim	1,437	13	—	B⁻	A	C⁻
Ashford	1,892	13	—	C⁻	B⁺	B⁺

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

Questions about Redcross

Is Redcross a young town or an old one?

The median age in Redcross is 43.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 15% of residents are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.

How do people in Redcross get to work?

14% mostly work from home, and 14% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Is Redcross growing?

Redcross had 256 people at the 2022 census, up from 247 in 2016: 3.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

About Redcross

Urban area in Co. Wicklow

Redcross has 256 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: 256 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Wicklow
Council: Wicklow County Council
Local electoral area: Arklow
Dáil constituency: Wicklow-Wexford
Name in Irish: An Chrois Dhearg
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
CSO code: UA:15377

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).