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Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny

Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny: wastewater treatment is rated red (no spare capacity); 3 of the 4 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 10 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year; about 12 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; 14% of the area around the centre lies in a mapped 1-in-100-year flood zone.

719th of 1147 for access1059th of 1146 for capacity to grow
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WastewaterNo spare capacityBennettsbridge WWTP · upgrade planned or underwayPublic transport, weekday12 departures2 routes · first 08:04, last 18:30Public transport to a cityNo morning linkto Dublin, Cork, Galway or Limerick within 4 hours by 09:00Flood risk (OPW maps)14% of land within 1 kmin the 1-in-100-year river or 1-in-200 coastal flood extentElectricity3 of 4 with headroomnearest substations within 9 kmPlanning, 12 months10 applications2 homes granted · -56.5% on the yearChildcare40 places1 registered servicesNearest rail stationThomastown8 km awayCompanies registered here54 active3 new in 12 monthsSchools within 3 km1 schools1 primary, 0 post-primary

Town scorecard

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Access
40/100
719th of 1147 towns

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

  • rail station distance66
  • childcare places55
  • weekday departures40
  • schools within 3 km28
  • nearest acute hospital10
Capacity to grow
43/100
1059th of 1146 towns

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

  • substation headroom75
  • land outside flood zones54
  • wastewater capacity0

House prices

BennettsbridgeCo. Kilkenny
0100k200k300k201720202021251k220k

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

New in Bennettsbridge

Home sales, last 3 months2on the Property Price Register

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.2 kmBennettsbridge National School206 pupils · +0.5%

Companies registered in Bennettsbridge

54 active companies have their registered office in Bennettsbridge; 3 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: crop and animal production (5), financial services (3), head offices and management consultancy (3), wholesale trade (3).

Registered 18 Sep 2026MCGING INVESTMENTS LIMITEDCRO 826305Registered 12 Jun 2026KUKHAR TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITEDCRO 818348Registered 19 May 2026EAST END UNITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEECRO 815933Registered 20 Aug 2025TOUCAD LIMITEDCRO 795482Registered 30 Apr 2025LUNAR FARM LIMITEDCRO 787707Registered 26 Nov 2024HUSK MEDICAL IRELAND & UK LIMITEDCRO 776535Registered 8 Mar 2024TIM DREA FARMING LIMITEDCRO 759459Registered 14 Dec 2023CM & HM CONSULTING LIMITEDCRO 754017

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
Bennettsbridge WWTPRedPlanned or underway

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
KILKENNY (683000) 110 kV STATION 38 kV6 km10.48.6
PURCELLS INCH (485000) 38 kV STATION MV7 km2.81.8
ROSEHILL (193000) 38 kV STATION MV8 km0.08.6
MCDONAGH (390000) 38 kV STATION MV9 km5.08.6

Nearby services

38 km awayUniversity Hospital Waterford50,701 on the outpatient list44 km awayTipperary University Hospital4,865 on the outpatient list50 km awayMidland Regional Hospital Portlaoise7,042 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Bennettsbridge1 services · 40 placesCountyKilkenny in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in KilkennyEvery registered company

Nearby towns

4 km awayDanesfort6 km awayDungarvan7 km awayStoneyford8 km awayThomastown8 km awayGowran8 km awayKells

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.