Athy vs LeixlipTown level

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

iAthy sits in R14, Leixlip in W23. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Athy
Leixlip

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

TOWNS
Athy
Co. Kildare · in R14 · pop · 44 small areas
Leixlip
Co. Kildare · in W23 · pop · 57 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€330k
€436k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€289k – €352k
€388k – €460k
Sales (24m)
222
231
Price momentum (YoY)
+18.2%
+3.7%
New-build share
30.0%
13.2%
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
7 prim · 2 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
Leixlip · 9 schools (largest first)
Confey Community College Secondary
911 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
Coláiste Chiaráin Secondary
638 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh Primary
381 pupils · Catholic
San Carlo Senior N S Primary
312 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Bhride Primary
306 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Mhuire Primary
298 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Eoin Phoil Primary
272 pupils · Catholic
San Carlo Junior Ns Primary
263 pupils · Catholic
Leixlip Educate Together National School Primary
179 pupils · Multi Denominational
Creches
11
17
GP practices
2
6
Pharmacies
5
6
Hospitals
1
0
Bus stops
27
49
Rail / Luas stops
1
2
Gyms & leisure
9
9
Parks & playgrounds
4
5
Sports pitches
23
31
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
24m · ~50 rush
Waterford
77m · ~90 rush
115m · ~130 rush
Limerick
102m · ~120 rush
136m · ~155 rush
Galway
146m · ~170 rush
131m · ~155 rush
Cork
142m · ~165 rush
175m · ~195 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-8.9
3.4
Athy · 3 EDs, poorest → richest
-16Athy West UrbanVery disadvantaged
-6Athy East UrbanBelow average
-6Athy RuralBelow average
Leixlip · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
+3LeixlipAbove average
Third-level educated
29.8%
49.2%
Professional class
27.5%
50.1%
Unemployment
14.8%
6.3%
Owner-occupier
60.6%
78.9%
Private rental
19.7%
12.7%
Social housing (LA)
14.4%
5.5%
Liveability & safety● AREA · R14 / W23
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (AthyR14, LeixlipW23); safety & crime are the Kildare Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
62/100
68/100
National rank
#66
#27
County rank
#4
#1
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-8.9
← 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.
Leixlip Above average+3.4
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Leixlip) — above 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 101 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportAffordabilityDublin access
AthyLeixlip
The verdict

Leixlip is the stronger town on the data — ahead on 5 of 6 dimensions: affluence, education levels, schools & amenities, public transport and the Dublin commute. Athy’s edge is affordability.

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