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Sallins, Co. Kildare

Sallins, Co. Kildare: wastewater treatment is rated green (spare capacity); 1 of the 4 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 77 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year; it has a rail station (Sallins); about 156 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; 5% of the area around the centre lies in a mapped 1-in-100-year flood zone.

77th of 1147 for access633rd of 1146 for capacity to grow316th of 495 most affordable (price ÷ pay)
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WastewaterSpare capacityULLVSS WWTP OsberstownPublic transport, weekday156 departures9 routes · 74 rail · first 05:51, last 00:04Flood risk (OPW maps)5% of land within 1 kmin the 1-in-100-year river or 1-in-200 coastal flood extentElectricity1 of 4 with headroomnearest substations within 6 kmPlanning, 12 months77 applications7 homes granted · +18.5% on the yearMedian home price€421k61 sales in 12 months · +13.8%Childcare361 places6 registered servicesAverage rent (Census 2022)€288 /wkprivate rentersNearest rail stationSallinsin townSchools within 3 km3 schools2 primary, 1 post-primary

Town scorecard

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Access
89/100
77th of 1147 towns

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

  • rail station distance98
  • nearest acute hospital93
  • childcare places91
  • weekday departures89
  • schools within 3 km75
Capacity to grow
69/100
633rd of 1146 towns

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

  • wastewater capacity100
  • land outside flood zones83
  • substation headroom25
Price to earnings
10.1×
316th of 495 towns

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

House prices

SallinsCo. Kildare
0200k400k600k201720192021202320252026455k430k

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

Large housing schemes nearby

75 homes · Sallins Link Road , Osberstown , SallinsRefused

for the construction of a mixed-use development comprising 99 no. residential units and a creche facility to be accessed from Sallins Link Road. The residential units shall comprise of 75 no. houses and 24 no. own-door duplex apartments. The houses shall consist of a mix of 2 and 3-storey semi-detached and terraced dwellings comprising 63 no. 3-bedroom and 12 no. 4-bedroom units. The duplex apartm

lodged 25 Jul 2025 · council file

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.3 kmSt Laurences National School646 pupils · -0.9%Primary · 2.0 kmScoil Bríd612 pupils · -2.5%Post-primary · 2.0 kmNaas Community College928 pupils · +2.3%

Water

Treatment plantCapacityUpgrade
ULLVSS WWTP OsberstownGreen–

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
SALLINS (268000) 38 kV STATION MV0 km0.02.6
MONREAD (902000) 110 kV STATION MV1 km12.617.5
JOHNSTOWN (506000) 38 kV STATION MV4 km0.05.1
NAAS (015000) 38 kV STATION MV6 km0.05.1

Nearby services

4 km awayNaas General Hospital14,469 on the outpatient list20 km awayTallaght University Hospital31,779 on the outpatient list25 km awayConnolly Hospital Blanchardstown8,442 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Sallins6 services · 361 placesCountyKildare in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in KildareEvery registered company

Nearby towns

4 km awayNaas5 km awayKill5 km awayClane7 km awayProsperous8 km awayStraffan10 km awayRathcoffey

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.