Town comparison · Tallaght vs Terenure

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Tallaght or Terenure?

Both towns measured at town level, not the wider Eircode area, on the same 53 figures: prices, schools, amenities, social life, commute, affluence and safety.

Tallaght, Co. Dublin · D24 · 81,022 people | Terenure, Co. Dublin · D6W · 17,972 people

Terenure is the stronger town on the data. It leads on 4 of the 7 dimensions to Tallaght’s 2, with 1 level.

Tallaght leads on
schools & amenitiesaffordability
Terenure leads on
affluenceeducation levelssafetyaccess to its nearest city
301013

Tallaght aheadlevel or not comparableTerenure ahead

AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
TallaghtTerenure
iTallaght sits in D24, Terenure in D6W. Each figure below is tagged with the geographic level it’s actually measured at. The town ahead on a row is the one in green. Scores and percentages are charted against a true 0 to 100 scale; every other row is charted against the larger of the two towns, so the bars compare but don’t imply a ceiling.

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

Tallaght
Terenure

Size

TOWN · census

Resident population at the 2022 CSO census, summed over the Small Areas that make up each town. Not scored: a bigger town isn’t a better one, it just explains why the counts below differ.

81,022
Population
17,972

Prices & market

TOWN · exact
€370k
Median sale pricelower is better
€670k
Tallaght leads
€295k – €450k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€540k – €895k
1,112
Sales (24m)
569
+12.0%
Price momentum (YoY)
+9.6%
1.3%
New-build share
2.1%

Schools, health & amenities

TOWN · counts

Facilities in and around each town — each counted once, for the town it’s closest to. Bigger towns naturally score higher — read alongside population.

19 prim · 4 sec
Schools
7 prim · 3 sec
Tallaght leads
Tallaght · 23 schools (largest first)
Old Bawn Community School Secondary
1,032 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · INTER 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
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 Marys School Primary
323 pupils · Catholic
St Annes Primary School Primary
311 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Kevins Boys Primary
277 pupils · Catholic
Scoil Santain Primary
269 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Kevins Girls Primary
253 pupils · Catholic
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
Scoil Iosa Primary
103 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Terenure · 10 schools (largest first)
St Pauls Secondary School Secondary
464 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
Presentation Community College Secondary
458 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Greenhills College Secondary
177 pupils · 35% to 3rd-level · MULTI DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Presentation Primary School Primary
418 pupils · Catholic
Harolds Cross N S Primary
395 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Josephs Boys N S Primary
379 pupils · Catholic
Holy Spirit Junior Primary School Primary
277 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Holy Spirit Senior Primary School Primary
266 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Damiens Ns Primary
232 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Mologa Primary
228 pupils · Catholic
47
Creches
15
Tallaght leads
7
GP practices
2
Tallaght leads
13
Pharmacies
5
Tallaght leads
2
Hospitals
0
Tallaght leads
141
Bus stops
61
Tallaght leads
16
Rail / Luas stops
0
Tallaght leads
24
Gyms & leisure
12
Tallaght leads
51
Parks & playgrounds
11
Tallaght leads
90
Sports pitches
47
Tallaght leads

Social life

TOWN · counts

Places to eat, drink and go out in and around each town — each counted once, for the town it’s closest to. The residents per venue row is the fairer read — raw counts just track town size, so a big town wins by being big.

20
Restaurants
17
Tallaght leads
20
Cafés
7
Tallaght leads
15
Pubs & bars
3
Tallaght leads
43
Takeaways
6
Tallaght leads
0
Nightclubs
0
2
Cinema & theatre
0
Tallaght leads
810
Residents per venuelower is better
545
Terenure leads
#14 of 65 large towns
Most vibrant (national)lower is better
#47 of 65 large towns
Tallaght leads

Day-to-day

TOWN · counts

The errands you run without thinking about them. Same caveat — read the residents-per-service row alongside the counts.

15
Supermarkets
6
Tallaght leads
18
Convenience shops
4
Tallaght leads
3
Bakery, butcher & greengrocer
2
Tallaght leads
8
Banks
2
Tallaght leads
7
Post offices
1
Tallaght leads
18
Hairdressers
11
Tallaght leads
6
Dentists
3
Tallaght leads
1
Vets
1
11
Filling stations
1
Tallaght leads
6
EV charging
0
Tallaght leads
16
Library & community centre
6
Tallaght leads
743
Residents per shop or servicelower is better
486
Terenure leads

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.

23m · ~45 rush
Dublinlower is better
11m · ~20 rush
Terenure leads
108m · ~120 rush
Waterfordlower is better
112m · ~125 rush
Tallaght leads
129m · ~145 rush
Limericklower is better
134m · ~150 rush
Tallaght leads
146m · ~170 rush
Galway
146m · ~170 rush
168m · ~190 rush
Corklower is better
173m · ~195 rush
Tallaght leads

Affluence & profile

ELECTORAL DIVISION
-10.5
Affluence (Pobal HP)
2.8
Terenure leads
Tallaght · 26 EDs, poorest → richest
-25Tallaght-killinardanExtremely disadvantaged
-24Tallaght-killinardanVery disadvantaged
-21Tallaght-avonbegVery disadvantaged
-18Tallaght-avonbegVery disadvantaged
-17Tallaght-fettercairnVery disadvantaged
-15Tallaght-tymonDisadvantaged
-13Tallaght-tymonDisadvantaged
-13Tallaght-millbrookDisadvantaged
-12Tallaght-jobstownDisadvantaged
-11Tallaght-millbrookDisadvantaged
-10Tallaght-kiltipperDisadvantaged
-9Tallaght-jobstownDisadvantaged
-8Tallaght-fettercairnDisadvantaged
-8Tallaght-belgardDisadvantaged
-8Tallaght-belgardBelow average
-8Tallaght-kiltipperBelow average
-8Tallaght-springfieldBelow average
-7Tallaght-oldbawnBelow average
-7Tallaght-kilnamanaghBelow average
-7Tallaght-kilnamanaghBelow average
-7Tallaght-oldbawnBelow average
-6Tallaght-springfieldBelow average
-6Tallaght-kingswoodBelow average
-6Tallaght-glenviewBelow average
-5Tallaght-kingswoodBelow average
-5Tallaght-glenviewBelow average
Terenure · 14 EDs, poorest → richest
-15Terenure-st. JamesDisadvantaged
-8Terenure-st. JamesDisadvantaged
-6Terenure-cherryfieldBelow average
-2Terenure-greentreesBelow average
+0Terenure-cherryfieldAbove average
+3Terenure-greentreesAbove average
+5Terenure BAffluent
+8Terenure AAffluent
+9Terenure BAffluent
+9Terenure CAffluent
+10Terenure AAffluent
+10Terenure CAffluent
+11Terenure DAffluent
+12Terenure DAffluent
25.5%
Third-level educated
52.2%
Terenure leads
25.0%
Professional class
51.5%
Terenure leads
16.0%
Unemploymentlower is better
7.0%
Terenure leads
55.7%
Owner-occupier
80.0%
Terenure leads
19.7%
Private rental
17.0%
21.9%
Social housing (LA)
1.4%

Liveability & safety

AREA · D24 / D6W

Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (TallaghtD24, TerenureD6W); safety & crime are the DMR West Garda division.

59/100
Quality of Life
71/100
Terenure leads

Quality of Life is the equal-weighted average of these seven 0–100 dimensions, scored for the whole Eircode routing area (D24 / D6W) 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.

TallaghtTerenureOverall (avg)
Safety59487160
Affordability7510
Infrastructure100100
Family6284
Education3282
Environment6967
Economic2594
020406080100020406080100
#85
National ranklower is better
#10
Terenure leads
#19
County ranklower is better
#2
Terenure leads
48/100
Safety
60/100
Terenure leads
79.6
Crime / 1,000lower is better
60.2
Terenure leads

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.

Tallaght Disadvantaged-10.5
← 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.
Terenure Above average+2.8
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Terenure-st. James -15 (least affluent) → Terenure D +12 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.

How accurate is this, and at what level?

TOWN
Prices, amenities and commute are exact and 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.

ED
Affluence, profile and tenure are Electoral-Division level.

Published per Electoral Division and averaged across the town’s EDs, with a range where the town spans several.

AREA
Liveability and safety are wider-area, not the town.

Quality of life and rank are per Eircode routing key; safety and crime are the Garda division (DMR West), coarser than a town, so two towns in the same county read the same.

Population growth isn’t shown: the 2016 and 2022 censuses don’t use the same Small Areas, and the areas that were re-cut are the ones that grew, so a like-for-like comparison understates growth badly. Rent and yield are still too sparse to show per town. Built from 327 CSO Small Areas.

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