Galway city and suburbsCo. Galway City vs LucanCo. DublinTown level

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

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iGalway city and suburbs sits in H91, Lucan in K78. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Galway city and suburbs
Lucan

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

TOWNS
Galway city and suburbs
Co. GALWAY CITY · in H91 · pop 16,854 · 310 small areas
Lucan
Co. Dublin · in K78 · pop — · 170 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€378k
€455k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€294k – €475k
€391k – €515k
Sales (24m)
2,449
974
Price momentum (YoY)
+9.3%
+1.3%
New-build share
19.1%
5.3%
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
26 prim · 10 sec
15 prim · 6 sec
Galway city and suburbs · 38 schools (largest first)
Coláiste Einde Secondary
806 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
St Joseph's College Secondary
767 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Muire Máthair Secondary
765 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Mhuirlinne/merlin College Secondary
725 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Jesus & Mary Secondary School Secondary
666 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Na Coiribe Secondary
666 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALGaelscoil
Coláiste Iognáid S.j. Secondary
636 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Dominican College Secondary
601 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Galway Community College Secondary
454 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Galway City & Oranmore Educate Together Secondary School Secondary
350 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Atlantic Technological University Secondary
enrolment n/a · 35% to 3rd-level · technological_university
University Of Galway Secondary
enrolment n/a · 75% to 3rd-level · university
Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Primary
649 pupils · CatholicGaelscoil
S N Iognaid Primary
499 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Dara Primary
428 pupils · Catholic
St. John The Apostle, Knocknacarra Ns Primary
397 pupils · Catholic
Merlin Woods Primary School Primary
383 pupils · Catholic
Galway Educate Together Ns Primary
381 pupils · Multi Denominational
Bushy Park N S Primary
373 pupils · Catholic
S N Caitriona Sois Primary
367 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Sn Caitriona Sinsear Primary
361 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Radharc Na Mara National School Primary
351 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Tirellan Heights N S Primary
349 pupils · CatholicDEISGaelscoil
Scoil Náisiúnta Róis Primary
315 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Ide Primary
272 pupils · Catholic
Niochlas N S Primary
271 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil An Linbh Iosa Primary
261 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Padraic Naofa Primary
231 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Naomh Iosef Primary
206 pupils · CatholicGaelscoil
Knocknacarra Educate Together Ns Primary
205 pupils · Multi DenominationalGaelscoil
S N Bride Naofa Primary
204 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Fhursa Primary
200 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Croi Iosa Primary
136 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Brighde Primary
135 pupils · CatholicGaelscoil
Scoil Naomh Einde Primary
117 pupils · Catholic
Cuan Na Gaillimhe Community National School Primary
111 pupils · Multi DenominationalGaelscoil
Sn Colmcille Primary
82 pupils · CatholicDEISGaelscoil
Parochial N S Primary
71 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Lucan · 21 schools (largest first)
Adamstown Community College Secondary
980 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
Lucan Community College Secondary
966 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
St Joseph's College Secondary
937 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Phádraig Cbs Secondary
704 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Coláiste Cois Life Secondary
620 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
St. Kevin's Community College Secondary
488 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Scoil Aine Naofa Primary
617 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Mhuire Primary
576 pupils · Catholic
St Thomas Junior National School Primary
568 pupils · Catholic
Lucan B N S Primary
515 pupils · Catholic
St Marys N S Primary
495 pupils · Catholic
Griffeen Valley Educate Together Ns Primary
480 pupils · Multi Denominational
Adamstown Castle Educate Together National School Primary
432 pupils · Multi Denominational
Lucan East Etns Primary
427 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
St. John The Evangelist National School Primary
418 pupils · Catholic
Esker Educate Together Ns Primary
391 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
St Andrews N S Primary
387 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Lucan Educate Together Ns Primary
384 pupils · Multi Denominational
Lucan Community National School Primary
383 pupils · Multi Denominational
Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada Primary
381 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig Primary
378 pupils · Catholic
Creches
67
43
GP practices
23
2
Pharmacies
37
9
Hospitals
6
2
Bus stops
352
153
Rail / Luas stops
1
2
Gyms & leisure
64
10
Parks & playgrounds
65
27
Sports pitches
167
77
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.
Galway
3m · ~5 rush
133m · ~155 rush
Dublin
147m · ~180 rush
21m · ~40 rush
Limerick
77m · ~95 rush
132m · ~150 rush
Waterford
190m · ~205 rush
110m · ~125 rush
Cork
157m · ~180 rush
171m · ~195 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
▸Affluence (Pobal HP)
1.1
4.6
Galway city and suburbs · 24 EDs, poorest → richest
-8NewcastleDisadvantaged
-6ShantallaBelow average
-5MervueBelow average
-5CarrowbrowneBelow average
-1BallintempleBelow average
-1BallybaanBelow average
0BarnaBelow average
0Lough AtaliaBelow average
0DanganBelow average
+1CastlegarAbove average
+1WellparkAbove average
+2MenloughAbove average
+2RenmoreAbove average
+2Taylors HillAbove average
+3RahoonAbove average
+3CladdaghAbove average
+4St. NicholasAffluent
+5MurrooghAffluent
+5Nuns IslandAffluent
+5SalthillAffluent
+6Eyre SquareAffluent
+6RockbartonAffluent
+6KnocknacarraghAffluent
+7BallybritAffluent
Lucan · 3 EDs, poorest → richest
+1Lucan HeightsAbove average
+4Lucan-eskerAffluent
+6Lucan-st. HelensAffluent
Third-level educated
49.6%
52.4%
Professional class
38.5%
46.8%
Unemployment
8.7%
6.8%
Owner-occupier
53.0%
71.1%
Private rental
35.0%
21.0%
Social housing (LA)
8.2%
5.2%
Liveability & safety● AREA · H91 / K78
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (Galway city and suburbs → H91, Lucan → K78); safety & crime are the Galway Garda division.
Quality of Life
69/100
70/100
National rank
#25
#18
County rank
#1
#6
Safety
61/100
48/100
Crime / 1,000
60.1
79.6

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.

Galway city and suburbs Above average+1.1
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Newcastle -8 (least affluent) → Ballybrit +7 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.
Lucan Affluent+4.6
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Lucan Heights +1 (least affluent) → Lucan-st. Helens +6 (most affluent). Even its least-affluent neighbourhood is above 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 (Galway) — 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 480 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
Galway city and suburbsLucan
The verdict

Galway city and suburbs and Lucan are closely matched — each leads on 2 of the 7 dimensions, with 3 level. Galway city and suburbs is ahead on safety and affordability; Lucan on affluence and education levels.

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

Homes for sale in Galway city and suburbs — the stronger town on the data
€2,500,000
Merville
7 bed · Detached House
€2,500,000
Merville
7 bed · Detached House
€2,000,000
Bushy Park House
5 bed · Detached House
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