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Dún Laoghaire-Sandycove

Dún Laoghaire-Sandycove (Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown) had 3,688 residents in April 2022, part of Dublin city and suburbs. The median household had a gross income of €85,666, in line with the figure for Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. 76% of households owned their home, 14% rented privately and 9% rented from the council or a housing body. From an average home, 135 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Electoral division · Dún Laoghaire local electoral area · 15 census small areas · Census 2022 · Updated 27 October 2026
3,688residentsCensus, April 2022
€85,666median household incomegross, 2022
76%of homes owner-occupied14% rented privately
3%green space within 500 maverage across small areas
Dún Laoghaire-Sandycove by census small area
Map of Dún Laoghaire-Sandycove: Share of households owning their home, with or without a mortgage, 2022
<45%84%+
Share of households owning their home, with or without a mortgage, 2022
Dún Laoghaire-Sandycove · Dún Laoghaire–RathdownDún Laoghaire-Sandycove highlighted; the rest of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in grey
Map of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown with Dún Laoghaire-Sandycove highlighted

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann and Central Statistics Office, statistical boundaries 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Residents and households on census night, April 2022, next to the figure for Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. 1,401 households, 2.6 people in each on average.

17%
aged under 15
12%
aged 15–24
18%
aged 25–44
27%
aged 45–64
27%
aged 65 and over
28%
of households are one person living alone

Electoral divisions are the smallest legally defined areas in the State and the building blocks of local electoral areas. They vary widely in size: a rural division may have a few hundred people, a city division several thousand. Census figures here are for the usually resident population on census night, 3 April 2022.

Source: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Household income in 2022 from the CSO’s income profiles; work and education from the 2022 Census.

€85,666
median gross household income
€66,073
median household income after tax
49%
of residents aged 15+ are at work
5%
of the labour force are unemployed
65%
of adults whose education has finished hold a degree
69%
of workers work from home at least some of the time

Highest level of education completed

Primary or none4%
Lower secondary3%
Upper secondary (Leaving Certificate)16%
Further education and apprenticeships13%
Bachelor’s degree33%
Postgraduate32%

Gross household income is all income received by the household before tax and social contributions, including wages, pensions and social welfare payments; net income is after tax and contributions. The median is the middle household, so a few very high incomes do not pull it up. Figures are the CSO’s estimates from administrative records for 2022.

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

1,620 dwellings on census night; 83% of households live in a house or bungalow and 17% in a flat or apartment.

Households by tenure, 2022

Owned with a mortgage or loan24%
Owned outright51%
Rented from a private landlord14%
Rented from the local authority or a housing body9%
Occupied free of rent2%

When homes were built

Before 194650%
1946–197020%
1971–199018%
1991–20005%
2001–20104%
2011–20151%
2016 or later1%
7%of dwellings vacantcensus night, 2022
1%holiday homescensus night, 2022
€461,000median sale price, County Dublin25,090 sales, 2025
2.6people per household2022

Median sale price, County Dublin

2010€247,000
2011€200,000
2012€185,000
2013€200,000
2014€243,703
2015€260,000
2016€287,000
2017€315,000
2018€334,999
2019€342,000
2020€353,939
2021€365,013
2022€405,000
2023€413,100
2024€449,998
2025€461,000

Vacant dwellings exclude holiday homes and homes whose residents were temporarily away on census night. Median price of all residential dwellings bought in the year, from Revenue stamp duty returns, for the whole county. Prices within a county vary a great deal, and the figure depends on which homes happened to sell.

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Central Statistics Office, Residential Dwelling Property Transactions, table HPA02 (CC BY 4.0)

Getting about.

How residents travel to work, school or college, and how long it takes. 14% of households have no car; 42% have two or more.

Usual way of travelling

Car, van or motorbike37%
Work or study mainly at home14%
On foot15%
Bus, minibus or coach3%
Train, DART or Luas23%
Bicycle8%

Journey time

Under 15 minutes21%
15 to 30 minutes27%
30 to 45 minutes30%
45 minutes to an hour14%
An hour to an hour and a half7%
An hour and a half or more1%
92%of households with broadband2022
470 mto the nearest rail, DART or Luas stopstraight line, average home

Sources: Central Statistics Office, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Everyday life.

135 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk of an average home; 3% of the land within 500 metres is green space.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries2
Pharmacies3
GP surgeries and doctors2
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs19
Restaurants15
Parks9
Playgrounds5
Pitches26
Gyms and sports centres10
Libraries2
Crèches and childcare1
Bus stops22
Luas stops0
Railway and DART stations2
1schoolOpenStreetMap
0crèches and childcareOpenStreetMap
3,786residents per km²1.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from the centre of each census small area (usually 80 to 120 homes) and averaged by population. The list of everyday places counts what lies within one kilometre of the small area with the most services in the division.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Within one kilometre. OpenStreetMap is not complete; school counts are a guide, not the Department of Education register.

Nearby divisions.

Other electoral divisions in the same local electoral area of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.