Leixlip vs NewbridgeTown level

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

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

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

TOWNS
Leixlip
Co. Kildare · in W23 · pop · 57 small areas
Newbridge
Co. Kildare · in W12 · pop · 39 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€436k
€410k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€388k – €460k
€253k – €454k
Sales (24m)
231
126
Price momentum (YoY)
+3.7%
+13.1%
New-build share
13.2%
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
7 prim · 2 sec
4 prim · 3 sec
Leixlip · 9 schools (largest first)
Confey Community College Secondary
911 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
Coláiste Chiaráin Secondary
638 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
Scoil C.ui Dhalaigh Primary
381 pupils · Catholic
San Carlo Senior N S Primary
312 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Bhride Primary
306 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Mhuire Primary
298 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Eoin Phoil Primary
272 pupils · Catholic
San Carlo Junior Ns Primary
263 pupils · Catholic
Leixlip Educate Together National School Primary
179 pupils · Multi Denominational
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
17
10
GP practices
6
1
Pharmacies
6
8
Hospitals
0
0
Bus stops
49
27
Rail / Luas stops
2
1
Gyms & leisure
9
10
Parks & playgrounds
5
3
Sports pitches
31
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
24m · ~50 rush
45m · ~80 rush
Waterford
115m · ~130 rush
89m · ~105 rush
Limerick
136m · ~155 rush
104m · ~120 rush
Galway
131m · ~155 rush
143m · ~165 rush
Cork
175m · ~195 rush
144m · ~165 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
3.4
-4
Leixlip · 1 EDs, poorest → richest
+3LeixlipAbove average
Newbridge · 2 EDs, poorest → richest
-6Droichead Nua (newbridge) UrbanBelow average
+5Droichead Nua (newbridge) RuralAffluent
Third-level educated
49.2%
36.8%
Professional class
50.1%
35.1%
Unemployment
6.3%
10.4%
Owner-occupier
78.9%
64.0%
Private rental
12.7%
21.9%
Social housing (LA)
5.5%
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 (LeixlipW23, 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.

Leixlip Above average+3.4
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Single Electoral Division (Leixlip) — 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 96 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportAffordabilityDublin access
LeixlipNewbridge
The verdict

Leixlip 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.