Town comparison · Tramore vs Waterford city and suburbs

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Tramore or Waterford city and suburbs?

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.

Tramore, Co. Waterford · X91 · 10,796 people | Waterford city and suburbs, Co. Waterford City · X91 · 59,384 people

Waterford city and suburbs is the stronger town on the data. It leads on 3 of the 7 dimensions to Tramore’s 2, with 2 level.

Tramore leads on
affluenceeducation levels
Waterford city and suburbs leads on
schools & amenitiespublic transportaffordability
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Tramore aheadlevel or not comparableWaterford city and suburbs ahead

AffluenceEducationAmenitiesTransportSafetyAffordabilityCity access
TramoreWaterford city and suburbs
iBoth towns sit in the same Eircode area X91 — on the routing-key area page they would read as one number. At town level they diverge. 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.

Tramore
Waterford city and suburbs

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.

10,796
Population
59,384

Prices & market

TOWN · exact
€332k
Median sale pricelower is better
€317k
Waterford city and suburbs leads
€270k – €415k
Typical range (P25–P75)
€235k – €361k
336
Sales (24m)
448
-8.4%
Price momentum (YoY)
+25.7%
30.4%
New-build share
43.1%

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.

4 prim · 1 sec
Schools
18 prim · 9 sec
Waterford city and suburbs leads
Tramore · 5 schools (largest first)
Ardscoil Na Mara Secondary
1,213 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Holy Cross School Primary
588 pupils · Catholic
Glor Na Mara Ns Primary
380 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Philib Barún Primary
189 pupils · Catholic
Tramore Educate Together National School Primary
172 pupils · Multi Denominational
Waterford city and suburbs · 28 schools (largest first)
De La Salle College Secondary
1,031 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St Angela's Secondary School Secondary
958 pupils · 75% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
St Paul's Community College Secondary
760 pupils · 45% to 3rd-level · INTER DENOMINATIONALDEIS
Waterpark College Secondary
589 pupils · 70% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
Our Lady Of Mercy Secondary School Secondary
498 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
C.b.s. Mount Sion, Waterford Secondary
469 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
Presentation Secondary School Secondary
413 pupils · 40% to 3rd-level · CATHOLICDEIS
Newtown School Secondary
406 pupils · 65% to 3rd-level · QUAKER
Gaelcholáiste Phort Láirge Secondary
158 pupils · 60% to 3rd-level · CATHOLIC
South East Technological University Third-level
enrolment n/a · technological_university
S N Naomh Mhuire Primary
652 pupils · Catholic
S N Ursula Naofa Primary
627 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Presentation Primary School Primary
439 pupils · CatholicDEIS
S N Deaglan Primary
415 pupils · Catholic
St Stephens N S Primary
375 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Mount Sion Cbs N S Primary
359 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Waterford Educate Together Ns Primary
359 pupils · Multi Denominational
St Saviours Ns Primary
337 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Lorcain Bns Primary
333 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Our Lady Of Mercy Senior P.s. Primary
286 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Scoil Naomh Eoin Le Dia Primary
245 pupils · Catholic
An Teaghlaigh Naofa Girls Junior National School Primary
240 pupils · CatholicDEIS
St Pauls B N S Primary
236 pupils · CatholicDEIS
Gaelscoil Na Ndeise Primary
224 pupils · Catholic
S N Naomh Padraigh Primary
208 pupils · Catholic
Gaelscoil Phort Lairge Primary
202 pupils · Catholic
Christ Church N S Primary
123 pupils · Church Of Ireland
Newtown Junior School Primary
113 pupils · Quaker
10
Creches
41
Waterford city and suburbs leads
1
GP practices
13
Waterford city and suburbs leads
5
Pharmacies
16
Waterford city and suburbs leads
0
Hospitals
5
Waterford city and suburbs leads
43
Bus stops
169
Waterford city and suburbs leads
0
Rail / Luas stops
0
18
Gyms & leisure
61
Waterford city and suburbs leads
6
Parks & playgrounds
17
Waterford city and suburbs leads
24
Sports pitches
131
Waterford city and suburbs 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.

8
Restaurants
35
Waterford city and suburbs leads
12
Cafés
53
Waterford city and suburbs leads
12
Pubs & bars
46
Waterford city and suburbs leads
10
Takeaways
56
Waterford city and suburbs leads
0
Nightclubs
4
Waterford city and suburbs leads
0
Cinema & theatre
7
Waterford city and suburbs leads
257
Residents per venuelower is better
295
Tramore leads
#38 of 65 large towns
Most vibrant (national)lower is better
#5 of 65 large towns
Waterford city and suburbs 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.

4
Supermarkets
17
Waterford city and suburbs leads
4
Convenience shops
30
Waterford city and suburbs leads
1
Bakery, butcher & greengrocer
14
Waterford city and suburbs leads
3
Banks
11
Waterford city and suburbs leads
0
Post offices
5
Waterford city and suburbs leads
4
Hairdressers
40
Waterford city and suburbs leads
0
Dentists
4
Waterford city and suburbs leads
2
Vets
3
Waterford city and suburbs leads
4
Filling stations
16
Waterford city and suburbs leads
7
EV charging
11
Waterford city and suburbs leads
5
Library & community centre
23
Waterford city and suburbs leads
318
Residents per shop or servicelower is better
341
Tramore 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.

15m · ~25 rush
Waterfordlower is better
2m · ~5 rush
Waterford city and suburbs leads
108m · ~130 rush
Corklower is better
107m · ~130 rush
Waterford city and suburbs leads
131m · ~165 rush
Dublinlower is better
120m · ~155 rush
Waterford city and suburbs leads
127m · ~145 rush
Limericklower is better
121m · ~140 rush
Waterford city and suburbs leads
198m · ~220 rush
Galwaylower is better
191m · ~215 rush
Waterford city and suburbs leads

Affluence & profile

ELECTORAL DIVISION
-2.6
Affluence (Pobal HP)
-7.4
Tramore leads
Tramore · 4 EDs, poorest → richest
-5TramoreBelow average
-2TramoreBelow average
+1IslandikaneAbove average
+8IslandikaneAffluent
Waterford city and suburbs · 75 EDs, poorest → richest
-30LarchvilleExtremely disadvantaged
-27LisdugganExtremely disadvantaged
-25LarchvilleExtremely disadvantaged
-24Morrisson's RoadExtremely disadvantaged
-23Newport's SquareVery disadvantaged
-22Morrisson's Avenue WestVery disadvantaged
-21Ballybeg NorthVery disadvantaged
-20LisdugganVery disadvantaged
-20Ballybeg NorthVery disadvantaged
-20KingsmeadowVery disadvantaged
-20ShortcourseVery disadvantaged
-19RoanmoreVery disadvantaged
-19Morrisson's RoadVery disadvantaged
-19Grange NorthVery disadvantaged
-18Military RoadVery disadvantaged
-16SlievekealeVery disadvantaged
-16Ticor SouthVery disadvantaged
-16Morrisson's Avenue WestVery disadvantaged
-15Newport's SquareDisadvantaged
-15RoanmoreDisadvantaged
-15FerrybankDisadvantaged
-14Morrisson's Avenue EastDisadvantaged
-14KingsmeadowDisadvantaged
-14Mount SionDisadvantaged
-14ShortcourseDisadvantaged
-13Mount SionDisadvantaged
-13SlievekealeDisadvantaged
-12Ticor NorthDisadvantaged
-11Custom House BDisadvantaged
-11Grange NorthDisadvantaged
-11Military RoadDisadvantaged
-11The GlenDisadvantaged
-10Custom House ADisadvantaged
-10BallytruckleDisadvantaged
-10BallybrickenDisadvantaged
-10Ticor NorthDisadvantaged
-10Centre BDisadvantaged
-9Ticor SouthDisadvantaged
-8GracedieuDisadvantaged
-8Morrisson's Avenue EastDisadvantaged
-8CleaboyDisadvantaged
-8Custom House ADisadvantaged
-8Ballybeg South/ballynaneashaghBelow average
-8NewtownBelow average
-7PoleberryBelow average
-7FerrybankBelow average
-7Grange SouthBelow average
-7BilberryBelow average
-6The GlenBelow average
-6BallytruckleBelow average
-6Centre ABelow average
-6BilberryBelow average
-6BallynakillBelow average
-5GracedieuBelow average
-5ParkBelow average
-4Grange SouthBelow average
-4Custom House BBelow average
-3PoleberryBelow average
-3KilbarryBelow average
-3Ballybeg South/ballynaneashaghBelow average
-2KilculliheenBelow average
-2CleaboyBelow average
-1BallynakillBelow average
-1Grange UpperBelow average
0ParkBelow average
+0KilbarryAbove average
+1Centre BAbove average
+2BallybrickenAbove average
+3Grange UpperAbove average
+4BallymaclodeAbove average
+4FarranshoneenAbove average
+4BallymaclodeAffluent
+6Centre AAffluent
+7FarranshoneenAffluent
+7NewtownAffluent
39.0%
Third-level educated
32.2%
Tramore leads
39.5%
Professional class
27.6%
Tramore leads
11.6%
Unemploymentlower is better
15.8%
Tramore leads
74.0%
Owner-occupier
54.6%
Tramore leads
14.2%
Private rental
25.3%
9.8%
Social housing (LA)
16.7%

Liveability & safety

AREA · X91 / X91

Wider-area figures, not the town. Quality of life & rank are for the whole Eircode area each town sits in (Tramore → X91, Waterford city and suburbs → X91); safety & crime are the Waterford Garda division — so they read identically for both towns.

65/100
Quality of Life
65/100

Quality of Life is the equal-weighted average of these seven 0–100 dimensions, scored for the whole Eircode routing area (X91 / X91) 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.

TramoreWaterford city and suburbsOverall (avg)
Safety65516551
Affordability100100
Infrastructure9494
Family6666
Education3232
Environment8282
Economic3131
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#50
National rank
#50
#1
County rank
#1
51/100
Safety
51/100
75.8
Crime / 1,000
75.8

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.

Tramore Below average-2.6
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Tramore -5 (least affluent) → Islandikane +8 (most affluent). It straddles the national average.
Waterford city and suburbs Below average-7.4
← more deprivednational avg · 0more affluent →
Spread across the town: Larchville -30 (least affluent) → Newtown +7 (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 (Waterford), 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 261 CSO Small Areas.

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