BallsbridgeCo. Dublin vs LucanCo. DublinTown 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, Lucan in K78. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Ballsbridge
Lucan

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
Lucan
Co. Dublin · in K78 · pop · 170 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€691k
€455k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€495k – €1150k
€391k – €515k
Sales (24m)
1,296
974
Price momentum (YoY)
+99.8%
+1.3%
New-build share
3.4%
5.3%
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
15 prim · 6 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
Lucan · 21 schools (largest first)
Adamstown Community College Secondary
980 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Lucan Community College Secondary
966 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
St Joseph's College Secondary
937 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Phádraig Cbs Secondary
704 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Cois Life Secondary
620 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
St. Kevin's Community College Secondary
488 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Scoil Aine Naofa Primary
617 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Mhuire Primary
576 pupils · Catholic
St Thomas Junior National School Primary
568 pupils · Catholic
Lucan B N S Primary
515 pupils · Catholic
St Marys N S Primary
495 pupils · Catholic
Griffeen Valley Educate Together Ns Primary
480 pupils · Multi Denominational
Adamstown Castle Educate Together National School Primary
432 pupils · Multi Denominational
Lucan East Etns Primary
427 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
St. John The Evangelist National School Primary
418 pupils · Catholic
Esker Educate Together Ns Primary
391 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
St Andrews N S Primary
387 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Lucan Educate Together Ns Primary
384 pupils · Multi Denominational
Lucan Community National School Primary
383 pupils · Multi Denominational
Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada Primary
381 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig Primary
378 pupils · Catholic
Creches
32
43
GP practices
17
2
Pharmacies
12
9
Hospitals
3
2
Bus stops
116
153
Rail / Luas stops
2
2
Gyms & leisure
30
10
Parks & playgrounds
7
27
Sports pitches
100
77
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
8m · ~15 rush
21m · ~40 rush
Waterford
120m · ~135 rush
110m · ~125 rush
Limerick
142m · ~160 rush
132m · ~150 rush
Galway
151m · ~175 rush
133m · ~155 rush
Cork
181m · ~205 rush
171m · ~195 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
10.1
4.6
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
Lucan · 3 EDs, poorest → richest
+1Lucan HeightsAbove average
+4Lucan-eskerAffluent
+6Lucan-st. HelensAffluent
Third-level educated
79.0%
52.4%
Professional class
61.2%
46.8%
Unemployment
5.5%
6.8%
Owner-occupier
43.8%
71.1%
Private rental
49.5%
21.0%
Social housing (LA)
2.9%
5.2%
Liveability & safety● AREA · D04 / K78
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (BallsbridgeD04, LucanK78); safety & crime are the DMR South Garda division.
Quality of Life
65/100
70/100
National rank
#49
#18
County rank
#12
#6
Safety
60/100
48/100
Crime / 1,000
60.2
79.6

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.
Lucan Affluent+4.6
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Lucan Heights +1 (least affluent) → Lucan-st. Helens +6 (most affluent). Even its least-affluent neighbourhood is 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 (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 316 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
BallsbridgeLucan
The verdict

Ballsbridge is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions to Lucan’s 1, with 3 level: affluence, education levels and safety. Lucan 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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