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Carlingford, Co. Louth

Carlingford, Co. Louth: the median home sold for €334k over the past year; about 17 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; wastewater treatment is rated green (spare capacity); 4 of the 4 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 37 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year; 11% of the area around the centre lies in a mapped 1-in-100-year flood zone.

471st of 1147 for access400th of 1146 for capacity to grow263rd of 495 most affordable (price ÷ pay)
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Median home price€334k30 sales in 12 months · +3.1%Public transport to a cityNo morning linkto Dublin, Cork, Galway or Limerick within 4 hours by 09:00Schools within 3 km1 schools1 primary, 0 post-primaryChildcare80 places2 registered servicesPublic transport, weekday17 departures3 routes · first 07:45, last 19:00Nearest rail stationDundalk15 km awayAverage rent (Census 2022)€216 /wkprivate rentersIndicative gross yield3.4%Census 2022 rent × 52 ÷ 12-month median price; today's rents are higherFlood risk (OPW maps)11% of land within 1 kmin the 1-in-100-year river or 1-in-200 coastal flood extentNearest bathing waterShelling Hill/Templetown7 km awayDrinking water supplyPotential capacityCapacity Available - level of service improvement requiredWastewaterSpare capacityCarlingford WWTPPlanning, 12 months37 applications5 homes granted · -7.5% on the yearElectricity4 of 4 with headroomnearest substations within 15 kmCompanies registered here178 active16 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

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Access
51/100
471st of 1147 towns

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

  • childcare places71
  • nearest acute hospital68
  • weekday departures52
  • rail station distance38
  • schools within 3 km28
Capacity to grow
78/100
400th of 1146 towns

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

  • wastewater capacity100
  • substation headroom100
  • land outside flood zones63
  • drinking-water supply50
Price to earnings
9.2×
263rd of 495 towns

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

House prices

CarlingfordCo. Louth
0100k200k300k400k201720192021202320252026383k332k

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

New in Carlingford

New companies, last 30 days2registered in CarlingfordHome sales, last 3 months9on the Property Price Register

Crèches and childcare in Carlingford

2 registered early years services with 80 places. All of Co. Louth.

ServiceTypeAgesPlacesAddress
Cooley Community Playgroup LtdPart time, Sessional2 - 6 Years58Monksland, Carlingford, Carlingford, Co. Louth
Little People Pre- SchoolPart time, Sessional2 - 6 Years22The Foy Centre, Dundalk Road, Carlingford, Co. Louth

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

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.4 kmSt Olivers Ns120 pupils · -5.5%

Companies registered in Carlingford

178 active companies have their registered office in Carlingford; 16 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: food and beverage service (14), specialised construction (10), wholesale trade (9), financial services (8).

Registered 27 Oct 2026JME PLANT LIMITEDCRO 829199Registered 16 Oct 2026FIRE & FLOUR LIMITEDCRO 828400Registered 3 Sep 2026AUTOCART TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDCRO 824969Registered 24 Jul 2026ARAC VINTAGE TRADING LIMITEDCRO 822121Registered 15 Jul 2026BLACKINKDIGITAL LIMITEDCRO 821096Registered 24 Jun 2026BETSBACK LIMITEDCRO 819531Registered 18 Jun 2026CEDARA LIMITEDCRO 818921Registered 17 Apr 2026LUKE ROSS LIMITEDCRO 813796

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
Carlingford WWTPGreen–

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
BUSH (488000) 38 kV STATION MV5 km3.50.0
JENKINSTOWN (264000) 38 kV STATION MV7 km4.20.0
COES ROAD (367000) 38 kV STATION MV14 km0.70.0
RAMPARTS (175000) 38 kV STATION MV15 km5.70.0

Nearby services

15 km awayLouth County Hospital3,047 on the outpatient list38 km awayOur Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda22,102 on the outpatient list54 km awayOur Lady's Hospital Navan8,901 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Co. LouthPlaces by townCountyLouth in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in LouthEvery registered companyRepresentativesTDs for Co. LouthYour constituency's TDsNew companiesRegistered this week in LouthEvery new company

Nearby towns

4 km awayGreenore7 km awayOmeath14 km awayBlackrock16 km awayDundalk19 km awayDromiskin20 km awayAnnagassan

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.