BallsbridgeCo. Dublin vs Galway city and suburbsCo. Galway CityTown level

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

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iBallsbridge sits in D04, Galway city and suburbs in H91. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Ballsbridge
Galway city and suburbs

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

TOWNS
Ballsbridge
Co. Dublin · in D04 · pop — · 146 small areas
Galway city and suburbs
Co. GALWAY CITY · in H91 · pop 16,854 · 310 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€691k
€378k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€495k – €1150k
€294k – €475k
Sales (24m)
1,296
2,449
Price momentum (YoY)
+99.8%
+9.3%
New-build share
3.4%
19.1%
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
10 prim · 7 sec
26 prim · 10 sec
Ballsbridge · 17 schools (largest first)
St Michaels College Secondary
726 pupils · 90% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICFee-paying
Muckross Park College Secondary
712 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Sandymount Park Educate Together Secondary School Secondary
436 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Sandford Park School Ltd Secondary
432 pupils · 85% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALFee-paying
St Conleths College Secondary
325 pupils · 85% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICFee-paying
Marian College Secondary
305 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
The Teresian School Secondary
239 pupils · 80% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICFee-paying
St Marys Central N S Primary
607 pupils · Catholic
St Christopher's Ns Primary
567 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Shellybanks Educate Together National School Primary
342 pupils · Multi Denominational
Scoil Mhuire Primary
277 pupils · Catholic
Star Of The Sea Primary
226 pupils · Catholic
Sn Paroiste Maitiu Nfa Primary
209 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Sandford Parish National School Primary
200 pupils · Church Of Ireland
John Scottus Ns Primary
166 pupils · Multi Denominational
Scoil Caitriona Na Mbraithre Primary
148 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Gaelscoil Eoin Primary
50 pupils · Multi Denominational
Galway city and suburbs · 38 schools (largest first)
Coláiste Einde Secondary
806 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
St Joseph's College Secondary
767 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Muire Máthair Secondary
765 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Mhuirlinne/merlin College Secondary
725 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Jesus & Mary Secondary School Secondary
666 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Na Coiribe Secondary
666 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALGaelscoil
Coláiste Iognáid S.j. Secondary
636 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Dominican College Secondary
601 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Galway Community College Secondary
454 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School Secondary
350 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Atlantic Technological University Secondary
enrolment n/a · 35% to 3rd-level · technological_university
University Of Galway Secondary
enrolment n/a · 75% to 3rd-level · university
Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Primary
649 pupils · CatholicGaelscoil
S N Iognaid Primary
499 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Dara Primary
428 pupils · Catholic
St. John The Apostle, Knocknacarra Ns Primary
397 pupils · Catholic
Merlin Woods Primary School Primary
383 pupils · Catholic
Galway Educate Together Ns Primary
381 pupils · Multi Denominational
Bushy Park N S Primary
373 pupils · Catholic
S N Caitriona Sois Primary
367 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Sn Caitriona Sinsear Primary
361 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Radharc Na Mara National School Primary
351 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Tirellan Heights N S Primary
349 pupils · CatholicDEISGaelscoil
Scoil Náisiúnta Róis Primary
315 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Ide Primary
272 pupils · Catholic
Niochlas N S Primary
271 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil An Linbh Iosa Primary
261 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Padraic Naofa Primary
231 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Naomh Iosef Primary
206 pupils · CatholicGaelscoil
Knocknacarra Educate Together Ns Primary
205 pupils · Multi DenominationalGaelscoil
S N Bride Naofa Primary
204 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Fhursa Primary
200 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Croi Iosa Primary
136 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Brighde Primary
135 pupils · CatholicGaelscoil
Scoil Naomh Einde Primary
117 pupils · Catholic
Cuan Na Gaillimhe Community National School Primary
111 pupils · Multi DenominationalGaelscoil
Sn Colmcille Primary
82 pupils · CatholicDEISGaelscoil
Parochial N S Primary
71 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Creches
32
67
GP practices
17
23
Pharmacies
12
37
Hospitals
3
6
Bus stops
116
352
Rail / Luas stops
2
1
Gyms & leisure
30
64
Parks & playgrounds
7
65
Sports pitches
100
167
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.
Galway
151m · ~175 rush
3m · ~5 rush
Dublin
8m · ~15 rush
147m · ~180 rush
Limerick
142m · ~160 rush
77m · ~95 rush
Waterford
120m · ~135 rush
190m · ~205 rush
Cork
181m · ~205 rush
157m · ~180 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
▸Affluence (Pobal HP)
10.1
1.1
Ballsbridge · 12 EDs, poorest → richest
-2Pembroke East ABelow average
+5Pembroke East DAffluent
+9South DockAffluent
+10Rathmines East AAffluent
+10Pembroke West AAffluent
+10Pembroke East BAffluent
+10Pembroke East EAffluent
+11Pembroke East CAffluent
+11Pembroke West CAffluent
+12Rathmines East DAffluent
+12Rathmines East BAffluent
+13Pembroke West BVery affluent
Galway city and suburbs · 24 EDs, poorest → richest
-8NewcastleDisadvantaged
-6ShantallaBelow average
-5MervueBelow average
-5CarrowbrowneBelow average
-1BallintempleBelow average
-1BallybaanBelow average
0BarnaBelow average
0Lough AtaliaBelow average
0DanganBelow average
+1CastlegarAbove average
+1WellparkAbove average
+2MenloughAbove average
+2RenmoreAbove average
+2Taylors HillAbove average
+3RahoonAbove average
+3CladdaghAbove average
+4St. NicholasAffluent
+5MurrooghAffluent
+5Nuns IslandAffluent
+5SalthillAffluent
+6Eyre SquareAffluent
+6RockbartonAffluent
+6KnocknacarraghAffluent
+7BallybritAffluent
Third-level educated
79.0%
49.6%
Professional class
61.2%
38.5%
Unemployment
5.5%
8.7%
Owner-occupier
43.8%
53.0%
Private rental
49.5%
35.0%
Social housing (LA)
2.9%
8.2%
Liveability & safety● AREA · D04 / H91
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (Ballsbridge → D04, Galway city and suburbs → H91); safety & crime are the DMR South Garda division.
Quality of Life
65/100
69/100
National rank
#49
#25
County rank
#12
#1
Safety
60/100
61/100
Crime / 1,000
60.2
60.1

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.

Ballsbridge Affluent+10.1
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Pembroke East A -1 (least affluent) → Pembroke West B +13 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.
Galway city and suburbs Above average+1.1
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Newcastle -8 (least affluent) → Ballybrit +7 (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 (DMR South) — 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 456 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
BallsbridgeGalway city and suburbs
The verdict

Ballsbridge is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 2 of the 7 dimensions to Galway city and suburbs’s 1, with 4 level: affluence and education levels. Galway city and suburbs leads on affordability.

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

Homes for sale in Ballsbridge — the stronger town on the data
€10,750,000
Melfort
5 bed · Detached House
€10,750,000
Melfort
5 bed · Detached House
€8,950,000
6 Shrewsbury Road
6 bed · Semi-Detached House
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