Celbridge vs NewbridgeTown level

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

iCelbridge sits in W23, Newbridge in W12. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Celbridge
Newbridge

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

TOWNS
Celbridge
Co. Kildare · in W23 · pop · 54 small areas
Newbridge
Co. Kildare · in W12 · pop · 39 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€441k
€410k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€407k – €477k
€253k – €454k
Sales (24m)
164
126
Price momentum (YoY)
+26.3%
+13.1%
New-build share
5.5%
18.1%
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
4 prim · 3 sec
4 prim · 3 sec
Celbridge · 7 schools (largest first)
Salesian College Secondary
842 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St Wolstan's Community School Secondary
820 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
Celbridge Community School Secondary
714 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Aghards N S Primary
665 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Na Mainistreach Primary
460 pupils · Catholic
North Kildare Educate Together Ns Primary
435 pupils · Multi Denominational
Scoil Naomh Brid Primary
258 pupils · Catholic
Newbridge · 7 schools (largest first)
Patrician Secondary School Secondary
917 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
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
St Conleths And Marys N S Primary
345 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
16
10
GP practices
2
1
Pharmacies
5
8
Hospitals
1
0
Bus stops
40
27
Rail / Luas stops
0
1
Gyms & leisure
14
10
Parks & playgrounds
9
3
Sports pitches
38
30
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
28m · ~55 rush
45m · ~80 rush
Waterford
110m · ~125 rush
89m · ~105 rush
Limerick
131m · ~150 rush
104m · ~120 rush
Galway
131m · ~155 rush
143m · ~165 rush
Cork
171m · ~195 rush
144m · ~165 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
4.1
-4
Celbridge · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
+4CelbridgeAffluent
Newbridge · 2 EDs, poorest → richest
-6Droichead Nua (newbridge) UrbanBelow average
+5Droichead Nua (newbridge) RuralAffluent
Third-level educated
49.4%
36.8%
Professional class
48.5%
35.1%
Unemployment
6.3%
10.4%
Owner-occupier
79.3%
64.0%
Private rental
13.4%
21.9%
Social housing (LA)
4.6%
11.3%
Liveability & safety● AREA · W23 / W12
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (CelbridgeW23, NewbridgeW12); safety & crime are the Kildare Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
68/100
66/100
National rank
#27
#35
County rank
#1
#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.

Celbridge Affluent+4.1
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Celbridge) — above the national average.
Newbridge Below average-4.0
← 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 93 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportAffordabilityDublin access
CelbridgeNewbridge
The verdict

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

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