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Carrick On Shannon, Co. Roscommon

Carrick On Shannon, Co. Roscommon: the median home sold for €230k over the past year; about 78 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; it has a rail station (Carrick on Shannon); 1 of the 2 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 37% of the area around the centre lies in a mapped 1-in-100-year flood zone.

242nd of 1147 for access1127th of 1146 for capacity to grow87th of 495 most affordable (price ÷ pay)
Northern IrelandCarlowCavanClareCorkDonegalDublinGalwayKerryKildareKilkennyLaoisLeitrimLimerickLongfordLouthMayoMeathMonaghanOffalyRoscommonSligoTipperaryWaterfordWestmeathWexfordWicklowLeitrimLongfordRoscommonSligoCarrick On Shannon
Median home price€230k31 sales in 12 months · +24.3%Public transport to a cityNo morning linkto Dublin, Cork, Galway or Limerick within 4 hours by 09:00Schools within 3 km3 schools2 primary, 1 post-primaryChildcare89 places2 registered servicesPublic transport, weekday78 departures7 routes · 16 rail · first 06:24, last 01:57Nearest rail stationCarrick on Shannon1 km awayAverage rent (Census 2022)€153 /wkprivate rentersIndicative gross yield3.5%Census 2022 rent × 52 ÷ 12-month median price; today's rents are higherFlood risk (OPW maps)37% 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 requiredElectricity1 of 2 with headroomnearest substations within 15 kmCompanies registered here81 active6 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

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Access
67/100
242nd of 1147 towns

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

  • rail station distance90
  • weekday departures83
  • schools within 3 km75
  • childcare places74
  • nearest acute hospital14
Capacity to grow
33/100
1127th of 1146 towns

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

  • drinking-water supply50
  • substation headroom50
  • land outside flood zones0
Price to earnings
6.3×
87th of 495 towns

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

House prices

Carrick On ShannonCo. Roscommon
0100k200k300k201720192021202320252026240k230k

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

New in Carrick On Shannon

Home sales, last 3 months5on the Property Price Register

Crèches and childcare in Carrick On Shannon

2 registered early years services with 89 places, 2 offering full day care, 1 taking babies. All of Co. Roscommon.

ServiceTypeAgesPlacesAddress
The PlayhouseFull day, Part time, Sessional0 - 6 Years487 The Wells, Cortober, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Roscommon
Tir na nÓg Aughrim Kilmore Community ChildcareFull day, Part time, Sessional2 - 6 Years41Dangan Community Centre, Kilmore, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Roscommon

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

Cheaper towns nearby

14 km · 13% cheaperBoylemedian €201k · access 69/100 · Dublin in 2h 43m13 km · 28% cheaperElphinmedian €165k · access 50/10022 km · 22% cheaperBallinamoremedian €180k · access 52/100

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 · 0.1 kmScoil Mhuire442 pupils · -4.9%Post-primary · 0.4 kmCommunity School686 pupils · +1.5%Primary · 1.5 kmGaelscoil Liatroma203 pupils · +3.6% · Irish-medium

Companies registered in Carrick On Shannon

81 active companies have their registered office in Carrick On Shannon; 6 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: financial services (9), food and beverage service (6), head offices and management consultancy (4), other professional services (3).

Registered 21 Aug 2026AROMA RICH ASIAN STREET FOOD LIMITEDCRO 823943Registered 14 Apr 2026COREX OPERATIONS LIMITEDCRO 813531Registered 23 Mar 2026TRUE NORTH CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDCRO 811371Registered 6 Mar 2026KILRONAN GROUNDWORKS LIMITEDCRO 810262Registered 5 Feb 2026O'DOWD PLANT HIRE & FENCING LIMITEDCRO 807802Registered 12 Dec 2025TRIMROSS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITEDCRO 803768Registered 30 Oct 2025CEOL CONNECT NOW LIMITEDCRO 800334Registered 20 Aug 2025WOOLPELL ORGANIC PELLETS INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDCRO 795402

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.

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
CARRICK ON SHANNON (074000) 110 kV STATION MV3 km0.06.1
BOYLE (047000) 38 kV STATION MV15 km1.00.0

Nearby services

36 km awayRoscommon University Hospital4,700 on the outpatient list44 km awaySligo University Hospital18,290 on the outpatient list48 km awayCavan General Hospital7,538 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Co. RoscommonPlaces by townCountyRoscommon in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in RoscommonEvery registered companyRepresentativesTDs for Co. RoscommonYour constituency's TDsNew companiesRegistered this week in RoscommonEvery new company

Nearby towns

6 km awayCootehall10 km awayCroghan12 km awayKeadew13 km awayElphin14 km awayBoyle15 km awayArigna

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.