EnniscorthyCo. Wexford vs New RossCo. 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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iEnniscorthy sits in Y21, New Ross in Y34. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Enniscorthy
New Ross

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

TOWNS
Enniscorthy
Co. WEXFORD · in Y21 · pop 11,220 · 45 small areas
New Ross
Co. WEXFORD · in Y34 · pop 7,949 · 34 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€265k
€200k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€185k – €318k
€135k – €280k
Sales (24m)
629
343
Price momentum (YoY)
-11.8%
+23.0%
New-build share
12.1%
0.0%
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
2 prim · 5 sec
Enniscorthy · 7 schools (largest first)
St. Mary's C.b.s. Secondary
772 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Bríde Secondary
753 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
Enniscorthy Community College Secondary
472 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
St Aidans Parish School Primary
867 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Senans National Sch Primary
420 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Gaelscoil Inis Corthaidh Primary
194 pupils · Catholic
St Marys N S Primary
64 pupils · Church Of Ireland
New Ross · 7 schools (largest first)
Good Counsel College Secondary
763 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St. Mary's Secondary School Secondary
713 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Christian Brothers Secondary School Secondary
413 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
Kennedy College Secondary
196 pupils · 35% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Our Lady Of Lourdes Secondary School Secondary
194 pupils · 60% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St Canice S Convent Primary
189 pupils · CatholicDEIS
New Ross Educate Together National School Primary
130 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
Creches
13
5
GP practices
4
3
Pharmacies
9
6
Hospitals
1
1
Bus stops
45
30
Rail / Luas stops
1
0
Gyms & leisure
0
0
Parks & playgrounds
0
0
Sports pitches
0
0
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.
Waterford
49m · ~65 rush
26m · ~40 rush
Dublin
95m · ~130 rush
118m · ~155 rush
Cork
145m · ~165 rush
122m · ~145 rush
Limerick
158m · ~175 rush
136m · ~155 rush
Galway
203m · ~225 rush
197m · ~220 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-13.8
-13.5
Enniscorthy · 4 EDs, poorest → richest
-20Enniscorthy UrbanVery disadvantaged
-17Enniscorthy UrbanVery disadvantaged
-13Enniscorthy RuralDisadvantaged
-11Enniscorthy RuralDisadvantaged
New Ross · 6 EDs, poorest → richest
-19New Ross UrbanVery disadvantaged
-16New Ross UrbanDisadvantaged
-12Rosbercon UrbanDisadvantaged
-12New Ross RuralDisadvantaged
-7New Ross RuralBelow average
-6Rosbercon UrbanBelow average
Third-level educated
22.1%
24.0%
Professional class
23.2%
21.4%
Unemployment
21.2%
20.9%
Owner-occupier
54.8%
48.2%
Private rental
23.1%
27.4%
Social housing (LA)
17.2%
20.2%
Liveability & safety● AREA · Y21 / Y34
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (EnniscorthyY21, New RossY34); safety & crime are the Wexford Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
63/100
62/100

Quality of Life is the equal-weighted average of these seven 0–100 dimensions, scored for the whole Eircode routing area (Y21 / Y34) 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.

EnniscorthyNew RossOverall (avg)
Safety63646264
Affordability96100
Infrastructure8888
Family7866
Education2022
Environment6482
Economic3015
020406080100020406080100
National rank
#62
#66
County rank
#2
#4
Safety
64/100
64/100
Crime / 1,000
52.9
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.

Enniscorthy Disadvantaged-13.8
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Enniscorthy Urban -20 (least affluent) → Enniscorthy Rural -11 (most affluent). Every neighbourhood is below the national average.
New Ross Disadvantaged-13.5
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: New Ross Urban -19 (least affluent) → Rosbercon Urban -6 (most affluent). Every neighbourhood is below 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 (Wexford) — 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 79 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
EnniscorthyNew Ross
The verdict

New Ross is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions to Enniscorthy’s 2, with 2 level: education levels, affordability and access to its nearest city. Enniscorthy leads on schools & amenities and public transport.

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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