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Portlaw, Co. Waterford

Portlaw, Co. Waterford: the median home sold for €280k over the past year; about 16 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday; wastewater treatment is rated green (spare capacity); 0 of the 4 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 5 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year; 8% of the area around the centre lies in a mapped 1-in-100-year flood zone.

380th of 1147 for access917th of 1146 for capacity to grow166th of 495 most affordable (price ÷ pay)
Northern IrelandCarlowCavanClareCorkDonegalDublinGalwayKerryKildareKilkennyLaoisLeitrimLimerickLongfordLouthMayoMeathMonaghanOffalyRoscommonSligoTipperaryWaterfordWestmeathWexfordWicklowWaterfordPortlaw
Median home price€280k21 sales in 12 months · +36.6%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-primaryChildcare63 places2 registered servicesPublic transport, weekday16 departures1 routes · first 07:39, last 21:00Nearest rail stationCarrick on Suir9 km awayAverage rent (Census 2022)€156 /wkprivate rentersIndicative gross yield2.9%Census 2022 rent × 52 ÷ 12-month median price; today's rents are higherFlood risk (OPW maps)8% of land within 1 kmin the 1-in-100-year river or 1-in-200 coastal flood extentNearest bathing waterAnnestown17 km awayDrinking water supplyPotential capacityPotential Capacity Available - level of service improvement requiredWastewaterSpare capacityPortlaw WWTPPlanning, 12 months5 applications0 homes granted · -66.7% on the yearElectricity0 of 4 with headroomnearest substations within 10 kmCompanies registered here109 active5 new in 12 months

Town scorecard

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Access
56/100
380th of 1147 towns

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

  • nearest acute hospital73
  • childcare places65
  • rail station distance62
  • weekday departures50
  • schools within 3 km28
Capacity to grow
56/100
917th of 1146 towns

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

  • wastewater capacity100
  • land outside flood zones75
  • drinking-water supply50
  • substation headroom0
Price to earnings
7.7×
166th of 495 towns

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

House prices

PortlawCo. Waterford
0100k200k300k400k201720192021202320252026325k265k

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

New in Portlaw

Home sales, last 3 months5on the Property Price Register

Crèches and childcare in Portlaw

2 registered early years services with 63 places, 1 offering full day care. All of Co. Waterford.

ServiceTypeAgesPlacesAddress
Little Buddies CrecheFull day, Part time, Sessional1 - 6 Years415 Cross Roads, Portlaw, Co. Waterford
Little Buddies CrecheSessional2 - 6 Years22Portlaw National School, Connolly Road, Mayfield, Portlaw, Co. Waterford

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

Cheaper towns nearby

9 km · 16% cheaperCarrick-On-Suirmedian €235k · access 82/1005 km · 16% cheaperMooncoinmedian €235k · access 67/10029 km · 20% cheaperNew Rossmedian €225k · access 73/100

Towns within 30 km whose 12-month median home price is at least 10% lower and whose access score is 50 or more.

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.4 kmPortlaw NS214 pupils · +2.4%

Companies registered in Portlaw

109 active companies have their registered office in Portlaw; 5 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: crop and animal production (11), financial services (5), head offices and management consultancy (5), specialised construction (5).

Registered 15 Jul 2026O'NEILL DATACENTRE DESIGN LIMITEDCRO 821077Registered 15 Jul 2026O'DONOGHUE MOULDINGS LIMITEDCRO 821120Registered 12 Jun 2026REAL ESTATE TREND ALERT LIMITEDCRO 818415Registered 11 Jun 2026KMV ENGINEERING LIMITEDCRO 818213Registered 30 Apr 2026RAGLAN VALE RESOURCE HOLDINGS LIMITEDCRO 814694Registered 6 Nov 2025SUIR VIEW SOLAR LIMITEDCRO 801073Registered 20 Aug 2025CURRAGHMORE STUD LIMITEDCRO 795445Registered 11 Jul 2025CORRON HEATH CONSULTING LIMITEDCRO 792744

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
Portlaw WWTPGreen–

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
PORTLAW (471000) 38 kV STATION MV2 km0.00.0
KILMEADEN (576000) 38 kV STATION MV7 km0.00.0
CREGG ROAD (181000) 38 kV STATION MV9 km0.02.0
DEERPARK (033000) 38 kV STATION MV10 km0.00.6

Nearby services

13 km awayUniversity Hospital Waterford50,701 on the outpatient list27 km awayTipperary University Hospital4,865 on the outpatient list59 km awayWexford General Hospital7,315 on the outpatient listChildcareCrèches in Co. WaterfordPlaces by townCountyWaterford in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in WaterfordEvery registered companyRepresentativesTDs for Co. WaterfordYour constituency's TDsNew companiesRegistered this week in WaterfordEvery new company

Nearby towns

8 km awayKilmeaden9 km awayCarrick-On-Suir12 km awayKilmacthomas13 km awayKill13 km awayDunhill15 km awayWaterford City

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.