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Population 211: a town in Co. Wicklow.
The median home sold for €422,500, 7 times the town’s median household income. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. 23% of adults are graduates.
Stratford is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Stratford does most differently from other towns.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stratford.
Half of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, above both Co. Wicklow’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (35%). 2 schools lie within 3 km of Stratford: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Muire DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 67 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −16% | +12% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 20% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
Radon tests would find about 14% of Stratford’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. No part of Stratford is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Here July highs average 19.4°C, below both Co. Wicklow’s towns (19.7°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Day and night, summer and winter, Stratford averages 9.2°C. This Co. Wicklow town gets 1,065 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.4°C | 3.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.2°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,065 mm | 988 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Family carers: 4.7% of the people in Stratford look after someone without pay. Ages taken into account, Stratford counts 108 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. At the census, 22% of people here had a disability, about level with Irish towns (22%) and below Co. Wicklow’s towns (24%).
| Census 2022 | Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 4.7% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 90% | 88% |
| With a disability | 22% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
70% of households own their home, close to Co. Wicklow’s towns (71%) and above Irish towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold just over a fifth of households.
| Housing | Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 22% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 7% | 16% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €423K | €440K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 71% | 61% |
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.
Among the protected sites near Stratford is Slaney River Valley SAC. Within 1 km, 1.7% of the land is woodland, below Co. Wicklow’s towns (5.7%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. 2 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 75% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 0% | 34% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.7% | 5.7% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.2 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect highs from 8°C to 10°C over the rest of the week, with Thursday the warmest. Usually, November days warm to 10°C and nights cool to 3°C; Stratford’s forecast is read against that. No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 24 km/h; the low is 8°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 1°C | 287 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 217 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 240 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 321 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
88% of commuters drove, higher than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (74%) and Irish towns (66%). The census found 71% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work. At the census, 5.3% of workers worked mainly from home.
| Census 2022 | Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 39.9 min | 31.6 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 69% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 28% | 36% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.2% |
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.
One measure of its mix: 13% of residents were born abroad. People 65 and over make up 11% of the town, below both Co. Wicklow’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%). 22% of residents are children under 15.
55.9% of Stratford’s residents are women
118 women and 93 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 10% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 15% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 46% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.7% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 23% | 32% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wicklow and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Stratford answers to one council, Wicklow County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Turnout at the last local elections was 55%, close to Co. Wicklow’s towns (54%) and above Irish towns (46%). 68% voted at the general election. With 10 of 32 seats, Independent are the largest group on Wicklow County Council, short of the 17 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 68% | 68% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 54% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes built before 1919 account for 7.2% of the housing. 5 of Stratford’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Stratford | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 237 | 54 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 7.2% | 5.5% | 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 Stratford; these are the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough23 km east
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park19 km east
CastleBallyloughan Castle18 km south
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands18 km north
CastleCarlow Castle24 km southwest
Abbey or prioryBaltinglass Abbey5.6 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
5 of Stratford’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
No notable person born in Stratford is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Jennie Wyse Power: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · John Thomond O'Brien: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 211 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baltinglass | 2,611 | 6.1 | C+ | B | A− | C |
| Dunlavin | 1,074 | 8.1 | — | C | A− | B |
| Rathvilly Carlow | 1,074 | 12 | — | B− | A+ | B |
| Castledermot Kildare | 1,685 | 14 | — | A− | B | C+ |
| Kilcullen Kildare | 3,815 | 17 | A+ | B+ | A | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
5% mostly work from home, and 28% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Stratford had 211 people at the 2022 census, down from 213 in 2016: 0.9% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Stratford is 40.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Wicklow
211 people live in Stratford, 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)
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).