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Rathowen, Co. Westmeath

Rathowen, Co. Westmeath: wastewater treatment is rated red (no spare capacity); 2 of the 2 nearest substations have spare demand capacity; 3 planning applications were lodged within about 3 km in the past year; about 24 scheduled bus and rail departures a weekday.

419th of 1147 for access828th of 1146 for capacity to grow
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Drinking water supplyPotential capacityPotential Capacity Available - level of service improvement requiredPublic transport, weekday24 departures2 routes · first 07:55, last 00:55Public transport to a cityNo morning linkto Dublin, Cork, Galway or Limerick within 4 hours by 09:00WastewaterNo spare capacityRathowen WWTPElectricity2 of 2 with headroomnearest substations within 14 kmPlanning, 12 months3 applications0 homes granted · -50.0% on the yearNearest rail stationEdgeworthstown6 km awayCompanies registered here13 active1 new in 12 monthsSchools within 3 km2 schools2 primary, 0 post-primaryNearest bathing waterPortnashangan, Lough Owel14 km away

Town scorecard

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Access
54/100
419th of 1147 towns

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

  • rail station distance73
  • weekday departures62
  • schools within 3 km62
  • nearest acute hospital57
  • childcare places17
Capacity to grow
62/100
828th of 1146 towns

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

  • substation headroom100
  • land outside flood zones100
  • drinking-water supply50
  • wastewater capacity0

New in Rathowen

Home sales, last 3 months1on the Property Price Register

Schools within 3 km

Primary · 0.4 kmRath Eoghan NS62 pupils · -10.1%Primary · 1.0 kmNaomh Tomas NS16 pupils · +45.5%

Companies registered in Rathowen

13 active companies have their registered office in Rathowen; 1 were set up in the last 12 months. Most common activities: financial services (1), other professional services (1), rental and leasing (1), human health (1).

Registered 10 Mar 2026STEADY STEPS NEURODEVELOPMENT LIMITEDCRO 810431Registered 30 Jul 2025DWRJ LIMITEDCRO 794048Registered 10 Jul 2025MIDLAND QUARRY SERVICES LIMITEDCRO 792556Registered 15 Aug 2024GARY BLOODSTOCK LIMITEDCRO 769716Registered 20 Sep 2023WESTMEATH EVENTS LIMITEDCRO 748918Registered 18 Jul 2023SHAFIRO GLEN CONSULTING LIMITEDCRO 745199Registered 1 Feb 2023KT CIVIL LIMITEDCRO 734245Registered 11 Oct 2019INDUSTRIAL FILTRATION PRO SERVICES LIMITEDCRO 658741

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
Rathowen WWTPRed–

Nearest substations

SubstationDistanceSpare demand MVASpare generation MW
EDGEWORTHSTOWN (130000) 38 kV STATION MV9 km2.56.0
LOUGHANALLA (613000) 38 kV STATION MV14 km1.30.0

Nearby services

18 km awayMidland Regional Hospital Mullingar11,129 on the outpatient list39 km awayCavan General Hospital7,538 on the outpatient list43 km awayMidland Regional Hospital Tullamore23,033 on the outpatient listCountyWestmeath in numbersPopulation, prices, infrastructureBusinessCompanies in WestmeathEvery registered company

Nearby towns

5 km awayBallinalack8 km awayBallynacarrigy9 km awayMultyfarnham15 km awayCastlepollard19 km awayMullingar21 km awayCollinstown

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.