Town comparison · Clondalkin vs Ranelagh

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Clondalkin or Ranelagh?

Both towns measured at town level, not the wider Eircode area, on the same 52 figures: prices, schools, amenities, social life, commute, affluence and safety.

Clondalkin, Co. Dublin · D22 · 47,938 people | Ranelagh, Co. Dublin · D06 · 48,716 people

Clondalkin and Ranelagh are closely matched. Each leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions, with 1 level.

Clondalkin leads on
schools & amenitiespublic transportaffordability
Ranelagh leads on
affluenceeducation levelssafety
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Clondalkin aheadlevel or not comparableRanelagh ahead

AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
ClondalkinRanelagh
iClondalkin sits in D22, Ranelagh in D06. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it’s actually measured at. The town ahead on a row is the one in green. Scores and percentages are charted against a true 0 to 100 scale; every other row is charted against the larger of the two towns, so the bars compare but don’t imply a ceiling.
!Ranelagh is a city suburb — its boundary follows the postal area (the Small Areas whose addresses carry the name), not an official settlement line, so it can run broader than the local core and the figures cover that wider postal patch.

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

Clondalkin
Ranelagh

Size

TOWN · census

Resident population at the 2022 CSO census, summed over the Small Areas that make up each town. Not scored: a bigger town isn’t a better one, it just explains why the counts below differ.

47,938
Population
48,716

Prices & market

TOWN · exact
€366k
Median sale pricelower is better
€800k
Clondalkin leads
€300k – €427k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€537k – €1324k
876
Sales (24m)
914
+10.1%
Price momentum (YoY)
+46.5%
12.1%
New-build share
1.3%

Schools, health & amenities

TOWN · counts

Facilities in and around each town — each counted once, for the town it’s closest to. Bigger towns naturally score higher — read alongside population.

19 prim · 6 sec
Schools
2 prim · 1 sec
Clondalkin leads
Clondalkin · 25 schools (largest first)
Kingswood Community College Secondary
982 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Coláiste Bríde Secondary
962 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Moyle Park College Secondary
766 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Collinstown Park Community College Secondary
615 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Coláiste Chilliain Secondary
438 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Deansrath Community College Secondary
425 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Our Lady Queen Of Apostles Primary
470 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Sacred Heart N S Primary
460 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain Primary
440 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Naomh Seosamh Primary
374 pupils · Catholic
St Ronans N S Primary
372 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Mhuire Primary
303 pupils · Catholic
St Kilians Junior School Primary
289 pupils · Catholic
Talbot Senior Ns Primary
288 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Peter Apostle Sen Ns Primary
280 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Kilians Senior N S Primary
279 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Nano Nagle Primary
260 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Naomh Ide Primary
250 pupils · Catholic
Neillstown N S Primary
247 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Naomh Aine Primary
225 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Na Camoige Primary
214 pupils · Catholic
St Marys Sen N S Primary
192 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Marys Junior N S Primary
187 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Bernadettes Junior N S Primary
172 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Naomh Eoin Primary
89 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Ranelagh · 4 schools (largest first)
Christian Brothers, Synge St. Secondary
291 pupils · 35% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
Technological University Dublin Third-level
enrolment n/a · technological_university
Presentation Primary School Primary
229 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Sancta Maria C B S Primary
101 pupils · CatholicDEIS
34
Creches
5
Clondalkin leads
1
GP practices
5
Ranelagh leads
8
Pharmacies
5
Clondalkin leads
0
Hospitals
1
Ranelagh leads
213
Bus stops
20
Clondalkin leads
3
Rail / Luas stops
2
Clondalkin leads
9
Gyms & leisure
6
Clondalkin leads
16
Parks & playgrounds
3
Clondalkin leads
68
Sports pitches
2
Clondalkin leads

Social life

TOWN · counts

Places to eat, drink and go out in and around each town — each counted once, for the town it’s closest to. The residents per venue row is the fairer read — raw counts just track town size, so a big town wins by being big.

12
Restaurants
30
Ranelagh leads
14
Cafés
27
Ranelagh leads
9
Pubs & bars
19
Ranelagh leads
20
Takeaways
25
Ranelagh leads
0
Nightclubs
3
Ranelagh leads
0
Cinema & theatre
0
872
Residents per venuelower is better
468
Ranelagh leads

Day-to-day

TOWN · counts

The errands you run without thinking about them. Same caveat — read the residents-per-service row alongside the counts.

8
Supermarkets
0
Clondalkin leads
17
Convenience shops
11
Clondalkin leads
6
Bakery, butcher & greengrocer
4
Clondalkin leads
6
Banks
3
Clondalkin leads
2
Post offices
2
11
Hairdressers
8
Clondalkin leads
4
Dentists
6
Ranelagh leads
1
Vets
0
Clondalkin leads
10
Filling stations
0
Clondalkin leads
5
EV charging
1
Clondalkin leads
15
Library & community centre
2
Clondalkin leads
564
Residents per shop or servicelower is better
1,317
Clondalkin leads

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.

18m · ~35 rush
Dublinlower is better
10m · ~20 rush
Ranelagh leads
107m · ~120 rush
Waterfordlower is better
118m · ~130 rush
Clondalkin leads
128m · ~145 rush
Limericklower is better
140m · ~160 rush
Clondalkin leads
139m · ~165 rush
Galwaylower is better
149m · ~175 rush
Clondalkin leads
168m · ~190 rush
Corklower is better
179m · ~200 rush
Clondalkin leads

Affluence & profile

ELECTORAL DIVISION
-10
Affluence (Pobal HP)
10.7
Ranelagh leads
Clondalkin · 14 EDs, poorest → richest
-22Clondalkin-rowlaghVery disadvantaged
-22Clondalkin-rowlaghVery disadvantaged
-20Clondalkin-cappaghmoreVery disadvantaged
-16Clondalkin-moorfieldVery disadvantaged
-16Clondalkin-cappaghmoreVery disadvantaged
-15Clondalkin-moorfieldDisadvantaged
-14Clondalkin-dunawleyDisadvantaged
-13Clondalkin-dunawleyDisadvantaged
-4Clondalkin VillageBelow average
-4Clondalkin-monasteryBelow average
-4Clondalkin VillageBelow average
-3Clondalkin-monasteryBelow average
-3Clondalkin-ballymountBelow average
-2Clondalkin-ballymountBelow average
Ranelagh · 31 EDs, poorest → richest
-6Royal Exchange BBelow average
+1Royal Exchange BAbove average
+5Wood Quay BAffluent
+6Saint Kevin'sAffluent
+6Wood Quay BAffluent
+9South DockAffluent
+10Rathmines West BAffluent
+10Rathmines West BAffluent
+10Rathmines West DAffluent
+10Rathmines West DAffluent
+10Rathmines West AAffluent
+10Rathmines East AAffluent
+10Mansion House BAffluent
+10Rathmines West FAffluent
+10Rathmines West FAffluent
+10Rathmines West AAffluent
+11South DockAffluent
+11Pembroke West CAffluent
+12Rathmines East DAffluent
+12Rathmines East CAffluent
+12Rathmines West CAffluent
+12Rathmines East BAffluent
+12Pembroke West BVery affluent
+12Rathmines East AVery affluent
+13Rathmines West CVery affluent
+13Rathmines East CVery affluent
+13Pembroke West BVery affluent
+13Rathmines East DVery affluent
+14Rathmines East BVery affluent
+15Pembroke West CVery affluent
+17Mansion House BVery affluent
23.7%
Third-level educated
76.9%
Ranelagh leads
23.5%
Professional class
55.5%
Ranelagh leads
14.6%
Unemploymentlower is better
6.7%
Ranelagh leads
59.8%
Owner-occupier
34.2%
Clondalkin leads
18.7%
Private rental
57.9%
19.0%
Social housing (LA)
3.8%

Liveability & safety

AREA · D22 / D06

Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (ClondalkinD22, RanelaghD06); safety & crime are the DMR West Garda division.

54/100
Quality of Life
68/100
Ranelagh leads

Quality of Life is the equal-weighted average of these seven 0–100 dimensions, scored for the whole Eircode routing area (D22 / D06) from official data — Garda crime, CSO income & census, OPW flood, EPA water, and transport/healthcare/broadband coverage. Refreshed quarterly. The dashed line is each town’s overall score (that average) — dimensions to its right beat the average, to its left fall short. Two towns can share a score with a very different mix.

ClondalkinRanelaghOverall (avg)
Safety54486860
Affordability7910
Infrastructure100100
Family5446
Education22100
Environment6274
Economic1189
020406080100020406080100
#101
National ranklower is better
#28
Ranelagh leads
#24
County ranklower is better
#9
Ranelagh leads
48/100
Safety
60/100
Ranelagh leads
79.6
Crime / 1,000lower is better
60.2
Ranelagh leads

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.

Clondalkin Disadvantaged-10.0
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Clondalkin-rowlagh -22 (least affluent) → Clondalkin-ballymount -2 (most affluent). Every neighbourhood is below the national average.
Ranelagh Affluent+10.7
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Royal Exchange B -6 (least affluent) → Mansion House B +17 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.

How accurate is this, and at what level?

TOWN
Prices, amenities and commute are exact and 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.

ED
Affluence, profile and tenure are Electoral-Division level.

Published per Electoral Division and averaged across the town’s EDs, with a range where the town spans several.

AREA
Liveability and safety are wider-area, not the town.

Quality of life and rank are per Eircode routing key; safety and crime are the Garda division (DMR West), coarser than a town, so two towns in the same county read the same.

Population growth isn’t shown: the 2016 and 2022 censuses don’t use the same Small Areas, and the areas that were re-cut are the ones that grew, so a like-for-like comparison understates growth badly. Rent and yield are still too sparse to show per town. Built from 379 CSO Small Areas.

Homes for sale in Clondalkin

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