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Portarlington, Co. Laois

Portarlington, Co. Laois: the median home sold for €350k over the past year; the fastest morning public-transport journey to Dublin city centre takes 1h 34m; about 40 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; it has a rail station (Portarlington); wastewater treatment is rated green (spare capacity); 0 of the 2 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 79 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year; 19% of the area around the centre lies in a mapped 1-in-100-year flood zone.

141st of 1147 for access1037th of 1146 for capacity to grow274th of 495 most affordable (price ÷ pay)
Northern IrelandCarlowCavanClareCorkDonegalDublinGalwayKerryKildareKilkennyLaoisLeitrimLimerickLongfordLouthMayoMeathMonaghanOffalyRoscommonSligoTipperaryWaterfordWestmeathWexfordWicklowKildareLaoisOffalyPortarlington
Median home price€350k167 sales in 12 months · +22.4%Public transport to Dublin1h 34mfastest morning journey · leave 07:08 to be there by 09:00 · Galway 2h 24m · Limerick 3h 04mSchools within 3 km4 schools3 primary, 1 post-primaryChildcare423 places7 registered servicesPublic transport, weekday40 departures7 routes · first 06:15, last 21:26Nearest rail stationPortarlington2 km awayFlood risk (OPW maps)19% of land within 1 kmin the 1-in-100-year river or 1-in-200 coastal flood extentDrinking water supplyPotential capacityPotential Capacity Available - level of service improvement requiredWastewaterSpare capacityPortarlington WWTPPlanning, 12 months79 applications10 homes granted · +64.6% on the yearElectricity0 of 2 with headroomnearest substations within 10 kmCompanies registered here395 active38 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

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Access
80/100
141st of 1147 towns

Daily life within reach: transport, schools, childcare, hospital. Percentile vs all towns.

  • childcare places93
  • rail station distance88
  • schools within 3 km81
  • weekday departures73
  • nearest acute hospital63
Capacity to grow
47/100
1037th of 1146 towns

Room for new homes and firms: water, wastewater, grid, flood. 100 = no constraint found.

  • wastewater capacity100
  • drinking-water supply50
  • land outside flood zones38
  • substation headroom0
Price to earnings
9.3×
274th of 495 towns

Median home price ÷ one full-year median wage in the county (2024). Lower is more affordable.

House prices

PortarlingtonCo. Laois
0100k200k300k400k201720192021202320252026370k340k

Median sale price per year where there were 10+ sales; sales matched to Portarlington from the address on the Property Price Register.

Large housing schemes nearby

74 homes · Canal Road , Portarlington , Co. LaoisPending

construct a 74 unit Residential Development, consisting of 6 No. Type A/ A1 two storey semi-detached 4 bedroom houses, 6 No. Type B two storey semi-detached 4 bedroom houses, 12 No. Type C/ C1 two storey terraced 3 bedroom houses, 20 no. Type D/ D1 two storey terraced 3 bedroom houses, 2 No. Type E/ E1 two storey semi-detached 5 bedroom houses and 2 no. three storey Apartment blocks with 28 no. ap

lodged 19 Jun 2026 · council file
97 homes · A site at Bishopswood Road , Portarlington , Co. LaoisGranted

amend the design and layout of the development permitted under Laois County Council Reg. Ref. 19/432 (as amended by Laois County Council Reg. Ref. 24/46) comprising: A reduction in site area from 4.01 to 3.91 hectares to facilitate an increase to the size of the creche reservation area adjoining the site from 796 sq m to 982 sq m and the exclusion of the creche from the site area; modifications to

lodged 29 Apr 2025 · council file

New in Portarlington

New companies, last 30 days3registered in PortarlingtonHome sales, last 3 months38median €383k

Crèches and childcare in Portarlington

7 registered early years services with 423 places, 5 offering full day care, 5 taking babies. All of Co. Laois.

ServiceTypeAgesPlacesAddress
Giggles CrecheFull day, Part time, Sessional0 - 6 Years3595 Loughgate, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Giggles Creche ltdFull day, Part time, Sessional0 - 6 Years50The Heritage, Killenard, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Just 4 Kids CrecheFull day, Part time, Sessional0 - 6 Years103Whitefields, Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Just 4 Kids CrecheFull day, Part time, Sessional0 - 6 Years45Crann Nua, Edenderry Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Na Páistí Community CrécheFull day, Part time, Sessional0 - 6 Years114Link Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Silly Billies PlayschoolSessional2 - 6 Years34Bracklone Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois
The Ferns PreschoolSessional2 - 6 Years42The Ferns, Main Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois

Tusla Register of Early Years Services. Inspection reports are published by Tusla.

Morning commute by public transport

To the centre ofFastest morning journeyLeave by, to arrive 09:00
Dublin1h 34m07:08
Galway2h 24m06:15
Limerick3h 04m–

Fastest journey arriving in the city centre between 07:30 and 09:30 on 11 Nov 2026 (to within 10 minutes), and the latest departure that still arrives by 09:00. National timetable, all bus, rail and tram operators, including short walks to the stop and between stops. Journeys over four hours are left out.

Cheaper towns nearby

0 km · 11% cheaperPortarlingtonmedian €310k · access 73/100 · Dublin in 1h 34m23 km · 11% cheaperTullamoremedian €310k · access 94/100 · Dublin in 1h 38m10 km · 20% cheaperMountmellickmedian €280k · access 80/100 · Dublin in 1h 56m22 km · 18% cheaperEdenderrymedian €286k · access 75/100 · Dublin in 1h 31m

Towns within 30 km whose 12-month median home price is at least 10% lower and whose access score is 50 or more.

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.6 kmScoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 284 pupils · +6.3%Post-primary · 1.0 kmColáiste Íosagáin1,182 pupils · +4.1%Primary · 1.2 kmPresentation Primary School496 pupils · -2.6%Primary · 1.6 kmScoil Phadraig521 pupils · -7.5%

Companies registered in Portarlington

395 active companies have their registered office in Portarlington; 38 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: financial services (31), head offices and management consultancy (19), specialised construction (18), retail trade (18).

Registered 28 Oct 2026KILCAN TRANSPORT LIMITEDCRO 829245Registered 27 Oct 2026TSJ TAVERNS LIMITEDCRO 829214Registered 22 Oct 2026AUGUSTA ADVISORY HOLDINGS LIMITEDCRO 829057Registered 1 Oct 2026CANAL WALK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDCRO 827231Registered 17 Sep 2026COOL TO BE WARM INSULATION SERVICES LIMITEDCRO 826178Registered 16 Sep 2026JTAAM SOLUTIONS LIMITEDCRO 826102Registered 15 Sep 2026ARK GENESYS LIMITEDCRO 825858Registered 11 Sep 2026CLOUD MIX PORTLINGTON LIMITEDCRO 825669

Matched from the registered-office address on the CRO register. Many small companies use an accountant's or agent's address, so this counts where companies are registered, not where they trade.

Water

Treatment plantCapacityUpgrade
Portarlington WWTPGreen–

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
PORTARLINGTON (160000) 38 kV STATION MV1 km0.04.1
MOUNTMELLICK (387000) 38 kV STATION MV10 km0.05.4

Nearby services

16 km awayMidland Regional Hospital Portlaoise7,042 on the outpatient list24 km awayMidland Regional Hospital Tullamore23,033 on the outpatient list36 km awayNaas General Hospital14,469 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Co. LaoisPlaces by townCountyLaois in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in LaoisEvery registered companyRepresentativesTDs for Co. LaoisYour constituency's TDsNew companiesRegistered this week in LaoisEvery new company

Nearby towns

7 km awayBallybrittas7 km awayEmo10 km awayMountmellick15 km awayRosenallis16 km awayPortlaoise17 km awayStradbally

Sources: PSRA Property Price Register; National Planning Application Database (applications within about 3 km); Uisce Éireann capacity register; ESB Networks capacity heatmap; Tusla; NTPF. Registers are indicative.