BallsbridgeCo. Dublin vs WexfordCo. WexfordTown 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, Wexford in Y35. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Ballsbridge
Wexford

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
Wexford
Co. WEXFORD · in Y35 · pop 348 · 92 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€691k
€275k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€495k – €1150k
€210k – €360k
Sales (24m)
1,296
996
Price momentum (YoY)
+99.8%
+0.6%
New-build share
3.4%
29.6%
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
8 prim · 5 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
Wexford · 13 schools (largest first)
Presentation Secondary School Secondary
981 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Loreto Secondary School Secondary
930 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St Peter's College Secondary
784 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Christian Brothers Secondary School Secondary
721 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Selskar College (coláiste Sheilscire) Secondary
390 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Scoil Mhuire Coolcotts Primary
612 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Convent Of Mercy Primary
406 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Clochar Mhuire Primary
380 pupils · Catholic
Cbs Primary Wexford Primary
366 pupils · Catholic
Faythe Convent Primary
236 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Gaelscoil Loch Garman Primary
207 pupils · Catholic
Wexford Educate Together National School Primary
205 pupils · Multi Denominational
St Iberius N S Primary
79 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Creches
32
21
GP practices
17
12
Pharmacies
12
17
Hospitals
3
3
Bus stops
116
84
Rail / Luas stops
2
1
Gyms & leisure
30
22
Parks & playgrounds
7
13
Sports pitches
100
55
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
107m · ~140 rush
Waterford
120m · ~135 rush
50m · ~65 rush
Limerick
142m · ~160 rush
160m · ~180 rush
Cork
181m · ~205 rush
147m · ~170 rush
Galway
151m · ~175 rush
222m · ~245 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
10.1
-6.4
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
Wexford · 7 EDs, poorest → richest
-13Wexford No. 2 UrbanDisadvantaged
-6Wexford No. 1 UrbanBelow average
-5Wexford RuralBelow average
-4DrinaghBelow average
-4Wexford No. 3 UrbanBelow average
+0ArdcavanAbove average
+0CarrickAbove average
Third-level educated
79.0%
32.6%
Professional class
61.2%
31.5%
Unemployment
5.5%
11.3%
Owner-occupier
43.8%
60.3%
Private rental
49.5%
22.6%
Social housing (LA)
2.9%
13.6%
Liveability & safety● AREA · D04 / Y35
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (BallsbridgeD04, WexfordY35); safety & crime are the DMR South Garda division.
Quality of Life
65/100
64/100
National rank
#49
#57
County rank
#12
#1
Safety
60/100
64/100
Crime / 1,000
60.2
52.9

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.
Wexford Below average-6.4
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Wexford No. 2 Urban -13 (least affluent) → Carrick +0 (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 238 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
BallsbridgeWexford
The verdict

Ballsbridge is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions to Wexford’s 2, with 2 level: affluence, education levels and access to its nearest city. Wexford leads on safety and 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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