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Claregalway, Co. Galway

Claregalway, Co. Galway: 0 of the 4 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 26 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year; about 80 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; 12% of the area around the centre lies in a mapped 1-in-100-year flood zone.

148th of 1147 for access1096th of 1146 for capacity to grow403rd of 495 most affordable (price ÷ pay)
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Drinking water supplyPotential capacityCapacity Available - level of service improvement requiredPublic transport, weekday80 departures8 routes · first 06:13, last 21:22Flood risk (OPW maps)12% of land within 1 kmin the 1-in-100-year river or 1-in-200 coastal flood extentElectricity0 of 4 with headroomnearest substations within 7 kmPlanning, 12 months26 applications13 homes granted · -29.7% on the yearMedian home price€440k90 sales in 12 months · +18.3%Childcare241 places8 registered servicesNearest rail stationOranmore7 km awaySchools within 3 km3 schools2 primary, 1 post-primaryNearest bathing waterBallyloughane Beach9 km away

Town scorecard

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Access
79/100
148th of 1147 towns

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

  • childcare places88
  • weekday departures84
  • nearest acute hospital80
  • schools within 3 km75
  • rail station distance70
Capacity to grow
37/100
1096th of 1146 towns

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

  • land outside flood zones60
  • drinking-water supply50
  • substation headroom0
Price to earnings
11.6×
403rd of 495 towns

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

House prices

ClaregalwayCo. Galway
0200k400k600k201720192021202320252026440k393k

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

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.0 kmS N Chlair na Gaillimhe311 pupils · -0.6%Primary · 0.5 kmClaregalway Educate Together NS220 pupils · 0.0%Post-primary · 0.7 kmColáiste Bhaile Chláir1,269 pupils · -3.5%

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
CLAREGALWAY (251000) 38 kV STATION MV4 km0.02.8
PARKMORE (551000) 38 kV STATION MV5 km0.08.2
ORANMORE (487000) 38 kV STATION MV6 km0.011.4
GALWAY 110KV (679000) 110 kV STATION MV7 km0.026.6

Nearby services

11 km awayGalway University Hospitals53,046 on the outpatient list48 km awayPortiuncula University Hospital3,788 on the outpatient list55 km awayEnnis Hospital1,384 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Claregalway8 services · 241 placesCountyGalway in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in GalwayEvery registered company

Nearby towns

7 km awayCastlegar7 km awayTurloughmore7 km awayDoughiska8 km awayCorrandulla8 km awayOranmore10 km awayAnnaghdown

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.