AthyCo. Kildare vs Droichead Nua (Newbridge)Co. KildareTown level

The same comparison as the area page, but measured for the town itself, not the whole Eircode routing key.

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iAthy sits in R14, Droichead Nua (Newbridge) in W12. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Athy
Droichead Nua (Newbridge)

Outlines are each town's CSO Small Areas — the exact footprint every figure is measured over.

TOWNS
Athy
Co. KILDARE · in R14 · pop · 41 small areas
Droichead Nua (Newbridge)
Co. KILDARE · in W12 · pop · 82 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€330k
€383k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€288k – €352k
€295k – €453k
Sales (24m)
217
191
Price momentum (YoY)
+18.2%
-7.4%
New-build share
28.7%
10.9%
Schools, health & amenities● TOWN · counts
Count of each facility whose location falls inside the town boundary. Bigger towns naturally score higher — read alongside population.
Schools
4 prim · 2 sec
9 prim · 4 sec
Athy · 6 schools (largest first)
Árdscoil Na Trionóide Secondary
882 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Athy Community College Secondary
655 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Scoil Phadraig Naofa Primary
596 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Mhichil Naofa Primary
502 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Gaelscoil Átha Í Primary
155 pupils · Inter DenominationalDEIS
Athy Model School Primary
91 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Droichead Nua (Newbridge) · 13 schools (largest first)
Patrician Secondary School Secondary
917 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Newbridge College Secondary
915 pupils · 95% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICFee-paying
Holy Family Secondary School Secondary
777 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St Conleth's Community College Secondary
753 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Scoil Na Naomh Uilig Primary
586 pupils · Catholic
Newbridge Educate Together Ns Primary
412 pupils · Multi Denominational
Scoil Mhuire Primary
387 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Ballymany Junior Ns Primary
351 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Conleths And Marys N S Primary
345 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Chill Dara Primary
304 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Chonnla Phadraig Primary
304 pupils · Catholic
S N Connlaodh Naofa N Primary
291 pupils · Catholic
St Patricks N S Primary
204 pupils · Church Of IrelandDEIS
Creches
9
20
GP practices
2
1
Pharmacies
5
10
Hospitals
1
0
Bus stops
25
42
Rail / Luas stops
1
1
Gyms & leisure
9
15
Parks & playgrounds
4
5
Sports pitches
20
39
Commute by car● TOWN · from centre
Drive time from the town centre to each city centre — typical off-peak, with an estimated weekday rush hour. OSRM road routing.
Dublin
62m · ~95 rush
45m · ~80 rush
Waterford
77m · ~90 rush
90m · ~105 rush
Limerick
102m · ~120 rush
104m · ~120 rush
Cork
142m · ~165 rush
144m · ~165 rush
Galway
146m · ~170 rush
143m · ~165 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-9.1
-2.3
Athy · 3 EDs, poorest → richest
-16Athy West UrbanVery disadvantaged
-6Athy East UrbanBelow average
-6Athy RuralBelow average
Droichead Nua (Newbridge) · 3 EDs, poorest → richest
-6Droichead Nua (newbridge) UrbanBelow average
0MorristownbillerBelow average
+5Droichead Nua (newbridge) RuralAffluent
Third-level educated
29.5%
38.0%
Professional class
27.2%
35.5%
Unemployment
14.8%
9.4%
Owner-occupier
60.2%
66.5%
Private rental
20.1%
19.1%
Social housing (LA)
14.4%
10.2%
Liveability & safety● AREA · R14 / W12
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (AthyR14, Droichead Nua (Newbridge)W12); safety & crime are the Kildare Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
62/100
66/100
National rank
#66
#35
County rank
#4
#2
Safety
63/100
63/100
Crime / 1,000
55.1
55.1

Affluence range

Pobal HP deprivation index — published per Electoral Division, so the spread shows the town's poorest to richest ED. A town that is a single ED shows one mark, no range.

Athy Disadvantaged-9.1
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Athy West Urban -16 (least affluent) → Athy Rural -6 (most affluent). Every neighbourhood is below the national average.
Droichead Nua (Newbridge) Below average-2.3
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Droichead Nua (newbridge) Urban -6 (least affluent) → Droichead Nua (newbridge) Rural +5 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.

How accurate is this, and at what level?

● TOWN
Prices, amenities & commute — exact, town-specific.

Prices come from individual PPR sales inside the town's Small-Area boundary; schools, GPs, transport, gyms and parks are counted the same way; commute is routed from the town centre. The figures the routing-key area page can't give you.

● ED
Affluence, profile & tenure — Electoral-Division level.

Pobal HP, third-level, class, unemployment, tenure are published per Electoral Division and averaged across the town's EDs — a range where the town spans several EDs (see the bar above).

● AREA
Liveability & safety — wider-area, not the town.

Quality of life and rank are per Eircode routing key; safety & crime are the Garda division (Kildare) — coarser than a town, so two towns in the same county read the same.

Population & growth are loaded for ~7 counties so far (not Leinster yet); rent & yield are too sparse per town. Tap Schools or Affluence to drill in. Built from 123 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
AthyDroichead Nua (Newbridge)
The verdict

Droichead Nua (Newbridge) is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 5 of the 7 dimensions to Athy’s 1, with 1 level: affluence, education levels, schools & amenities, public transport and access to its nearest city. Athy leads on affordability.

Higher is better on every spoke — affluence, education, amenity density, transport, safety, affordability and nearest-city access, scored head-to-head.

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