FernsCo. Wexford 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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iFerns sits in Y21, Wexford in Y35. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Ferns
Wexford

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

TOWNS
Ferns
Co. WEXFORD · in Y21 · pop · 6 small areas
Wexford
Co. WEXFORD · in Y35 · pop 348 · 92 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€303k
€272k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€181k – €384k
€198k – €348k
Sales (24m)
62
2,098
Price momentum (YoY)
+0.6%
New-build share
0.0%
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
2 prim · 0 sec
8 prim · 5 sec
Ferns · 2 schools (largest first)
Naomh Maodhog N.s. Primary
301 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Edans N S Primary
30 pupils · Church Of Ireland
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
5
21
GP practices
0
12
Pharmacies
1
17
Hospitals
0
3
Bus stops
1
84
Rail / Luas stops
0
1
Gyms & leisure
0
22
Parks & playgrounds
1
13
Sports pitches
0
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.
Waterford
54m · ~70 rush
50m · ~65 rush
Dublin
86m · ~120 rush
107m · ~140 rush
Cork
151m · ~175 rush
147m · ~170 rush
Limerick
158m · ~175 rush
160m · ~180 rush
Galway
201m · ~225 rush
222m · ~245 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-10.8
-6.4
Ferns · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
-11FernsDisadvantaged
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
23.8%
32.6%
Professional class
25.6%
31.5%
Unemployment
13.4%
11.3%
Owner-occupier
58.0%
60.3%
Private rental
17.2%
22.6%
Social housing (LA)
18.6%
13.6%
Liveability & safety● AREA · Y21 / Y35
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (FernsY21, WexfordY35); safety & crime are the Wexford Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
63/100
64/100
National rank
#62
#57
County rank
#2
#1
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.

Ferns Disadvantaged-10.8
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Ferns) — below 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 (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 98 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
FernsWexford
The verdict

Wexford is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 6 of the 7 dimensions to Ferns’s 0, with 1 level: affluence, education levels, schools & amenities, public transport, affordability and access to its nearest city. Ferns doesn’t lead on any.

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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