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Woodford, Co. Galway

Woodford, Co. Galway: wastewater treatment is rated green (spare capacity); the nearest substation has spare demand capacity; 4 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year.

839th of 1147 for access25th of 1146 for capacity to grow
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Schools within 3 km2 schools1 primary, 1 post-primaryChildcare22 places1 registered servicesPublic transport, weekdayNo scheduled stopswithin 1.5 km of the town centreNearest rail stationNenagh25 km awayNearest bathing waterBathing Place at Portumna13 km awayDrinking water supplyCapacity availableCapacity AvailableWastewaterSpare capacityWoodford WWTPPlanning, 12 months4 applications3 homes granted · -33.3% on the yearElectricity1 of 1 with headroomnearest substation within 10 kmCompanies registered here25 active5 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

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Access
35/100
839th of 1147 towns

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

  • schools within 3 km62
  • childcare places45
  • nearest acute hospital39
  • rail station distance20
  • weekday departures8
Capacity to grow
100/100
25th of 1146 towns

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

  • wastewater capacity100
  • drinking-water supply100
  • substation headroom100
  • land outside flood zones100

New in Woodford

Home sales, last 3 months1on the Property Price Register

Crèches and childcare in Woodford

1 registered early years service with 22 places, 1 offering full day care. All of Co. Galway.

ServiceTypeAgesPlacesAddress
Derryoober Childcare newFull day2 - 6 Years22Department of Education and Skills, St Brendan's National School, Derryoober East, Woodford, Co. Galway

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

Schools within 3 km

Post-primary · 0.2 kmMercy College157 pupils · -3.1%Primary · 0.5 kmSt. Josephs NS53 pupils · +1.9%

Companies registered in Woodford

25 active companies have their registered office in Woodford; 5 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: food and beverage service (2), retail trade (2), water supply (1), real estate (1).

Registered 5 Oct 2026EMBERSTONE SOFTWARE LIMITEDCRO 827404Registered 19 Jun 2026O'REILLY EXECUTIVE LIMITEDCRO 819043Registered 7 May 2026MRCB LIMITEDCRO 815007Registered 8 Apr 2026THE FURNACE GF LIMITEDCRO 812959Registered 9 Jan 2026LYONS AUTOS SALES AND SERVICES LIMITEDCRO 805557Registered 24 Sep 2025MAPM ROBOTICS LIMITEDCRO 798260Registered 17 Apr 2024ROCHA STEELWORKS LIMITEDCRO 762246Registered 14 Feb 2023QUINNB RETAIL LIMITEDCRO 735046

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
Woodford WWTPGreen–

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
CURRA (528000) 38 kV STATION MV10 km1.63.8

Nearby services

25 km awayNenagh Hospital1,453 on the outpatient list33 km awayPortiuncula University Hospital3,788 on the outpatient list45 km awayEnnis Hospital1,384 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Co. GalwayPlaces by townCountyGalway in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in GalwayEvery registered companyRepresentativesTDs for Co. GalwayYour constituency's TDsNew companiesRegistered this week in GalwayEvery new company

Nearby towns

13 km awayPortumna15 km awayKillimor20 km awayLoughrea24 km awayPeterswell24 km awayEyrecourt28 km awayGort

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.