LucanCo. Dublin vs TallaghtCo. 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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iLucan sits in K78, Tallaght in D24. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
Lucan
Tallaght

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

TOWNS
Lucan
Co. Dublin · in K78 · pop — · 170 small areas
Tallaght
Co. Dublin · in D24 · pop — · 256 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€455k
€380k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€391k – €515k
€300k – €480k
Sales (24m)
974
1,522
Price momentum (YoY)
+1.3%
+8.6%
New-build share
5.3%
4.8%
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
15 prim · 6 sec
27 prim · 7 sec
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
Tallaght · 34 schools (largest first)
Old Bawn Community School Secondary
1,032 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONAL
Kingswood Community College Secondary
982 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONAL
St Marks Community School Secondary
924 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Tallaght Community School Secondary
828 pupils · 50% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
St Aidan's Community School Secondary
561 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Mount Seskin Community College Secondary
327 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Coláiste De Híde Secondary
267 pupils · 35% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
St Marks Sen Ns Primary
492 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Marks Junior Mixed Primary
464 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Dominic's National School Primary
411 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Martin De Porres N S Primary
394 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Maelruain Senior Primary
388 pupils · Catholic
Belgard Heights N S Primary
381 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Maelruain Junior Primary
379 pupils · Catholic
St Thomas Senior N S Primary
357 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Aoife Cns Primary
357 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
St Marys School Primary
323 pupils · Catholic
St Annes Primary School Primary
311 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Thomas Junior N S Primary
308 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Kilians Junior School Primary
289 pupils · Catholic
St Kilians Senior N S Primary
279 pupils · Catholic
St Kevins Boys Primary
277 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Santain Primary
269 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Kevins Girls Primary
253 pupils · Catholic
St Aidans Ns Primary
244 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Brigids N S Primary
212 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N An Croi Ro Naofa Primary
209 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Aenghusa Primary
205 pupils · CatholicDEIS
An Chroi Ro Naofa Sois Primary
179 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Aenghusa Jun Ns Primary
173 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Junior Primary
151 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Cnoc Mhuire Sin Primary
146 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Tallaght Community National School Primary
142 pupils · Multi DenominationalDEIS
Scoil Iosa Primary
103 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Creches
43
64
GP practices
2
8
Pharmacies
9
15
Hospitals
2
2
Bus stops
153
202
Rail / Luas stops
2
18
Gyms & leisure
10
29
Parks & playgrounds
27
59
Sports pitches
77
108
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
21m · ~40 rush
23m · ~45 rush
Waterford
110m · ~125 rush
108m · ~120 rush
Limerick
132m · ~150 rush
129m · ~145 rush
Galway
133m · ~155 rush
146m · ~170 rush
Cork
171m · ~195 rush
168m · ~190 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
▸Affluence (Pobal HP)
4.6
-9.3
Lucan · 3 EDs, poorest → richest
+1Lucan HeightsAbove average
+4Lucan-eskerAffluent
+6Lucan-st. HelensAffluent
Tallaght · 13 EDs, poorest → richest
-25Tallaght-killinardanExtremely disadvantaged
-18Tallaght-avonbegVery disadvantaged
-13Tallaght-tymonDisadvantaged
-11Tallaght-millbrookDisadvantaged
-9Tallaght-jobstownDisadvantaged
-8Tallaght-fettercairnDisadvantaged
-8Tallaght-belgardBelow average
-8Tallaght-kiltipperBelow average
-7Tallaght-kilnamanaghBelow average
-7Tallaght-oldbawnBelow average
-6Tallaght-springfieldBelow average
-6Tallaght-kingswoodBelow average
-5Tallaght-glenviewBelow average
Third-level educated
52.4%
28.6%
Professional class
46.8%
27.7%
Unemployment
6.8%
11.9%
Owner-occupier
71.1%
55.7%
Private rental
21.0%
18.5%
Social housing (LA)
5.2%
21.0%
Liveability & safety● AREA · K78 / D24
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (Lucan → K78, Tallaght → D24); safety & crime are the DMR West Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
70/100
59/100
National rank
#18
#85
County rank
#6
#19
Safety
48/100
48/100
Crime / 1,000
79.6
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.

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.
Tallaght Disadvantaged-9.3
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Tallaght-killinardan -25 (least affluent) → Tallaght-glenview -5 (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 (DMR West) — 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 426 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
LucanTallaght
The verdict

Lucan is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 2 of the 7 dimensions to Tallaght’s 1, with 4 level: affluence and education levels. Tallaght leads on affordability.

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 Lucan — the stronger town on the data
€1,250,000
Ard Garth
7 bed · Semi-Detached House
€1,250,000
St Mary's House
4 bed · Detached House
€930,000
42 Ballydowd Grove
4 bed · Detached House
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