New RossCo. 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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iNew Ross sits in Y34, Wexford in Y35. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it's actually measured at.
New Ross
Wexford

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

TOWNS
New Ross
Co. WEXFORD · in Y34 · pop 7,949 · 34 small areas
Wexford
Co. WEXFORD · in Y35 · pop 22,366 · 92 small areas
Prices & market● TOWN · exact
Median sale price
€200k
€275k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€135k – €280k
€199k – €350k
Sales (24m)
343
2,080
Price momentum (YoY)
+23.0%
+40.5%
New-build share
0.0%
21.7%
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 · 5 sec
8 prim · 5 sec
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
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
3
12
Pharmacies
6
18
Hospitals
1
3
Bus stops
30
84
Rail / Luas stops
0
1
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
26m · ~40 rush
50m · ~65 rush
Dublin
118m · ~155 rush
107m · ~140 rush
Cork
122m · ~145 rush
147m · ~170 rush
Limerick
136m · ~155 rush
160m · ~180 rush
Galway
197m · ~220 rush
222m · ~245 rush
Affluence & profile● ELECTORAL DIVISION
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-13.5
-6.4
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
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
24.0%
32.6%
Professional class
21.4%
31.5%
Unemployment
20.9%
11.3%
Owner-occupier
48.2%
60.3%
Private rental
27.4%
22.6%
Social housing (LA)
20.2%
13.6%
Liveability & safety● AREA · Y34 / Y35
Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (New RossY34, WexfordY35); safety & crime are the Wexford Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.
Quality of Life
62/100
64/100

Quality of Life is the equal-weighted average of these seven 0–100 dimensions, scored for the whole Eircode routing area (Y34 / Y35) 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.

New RossWexfordOverall (avg)
Safety62646464
Affordability10094
Infrastructure8868
Family6670
Education2238
Environment8282
Economic1533
020406080100020406080100
National rank
#66
#57
County rank
#4
#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.

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.
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 126 CSO Small Areas.
AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
New RossWexford
The verdict

Wexford is the stronger town on the data — it leads on 4 of the 7 dimensions to New Ross’s 2, with 1 level: affluence, education levels, schools & amenities and public transport. New Ross leads on affordability and access to its nearest city.

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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