Living in Churchtown, Co. Dublin: Schools, Commute & House Prices 2026

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Churchtown is a town in Co. Dublin, about 13 minutes from Dublin city centre by car and on the rail line, 5 schools, 87.9% of households own their home. Living here costs a median €807,500 to buy or €2,594 a month to rent (a 3.9% gross yield).

Official CSO, Department of Education, Transport for Ireland, PPR & RTB data · 58 sales · updated July 2026

How Churchtown compares: at €807,500 it is 62% above the County Dublin median of €500k. Its 3.9% gross yield is below the county average of 5.2%.Recent activity in Churchtown: latest recorded sale Jun 2026; prices +15.4% year on year. This page updates as new official data lands.

Who lives in Churchtown — 87.9% own their home, full Census breakdown

Who lives in Churchtown

1,446 people live in Churchtown on Census 2022 night. 88% of households own their home and 10% rent, so Churchtown leans towards owner occupiers. The most common way to commute is by car (57%). 20% are under 15 and 18% are aged 65 and over. 70% of those who have finished education hold a third level qualification.

Source: CSO Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics, CC-BY 4.0. Figures are for the Churchtown-Landscape electoral division around Churchtown.

Getting around and commuting

Nearest train station: Sydney Parade (4.2 km away), on the DART line

Public transport serving Churchtown — 3 operators

Getting around Churchtown

Churchtown is served by 3 public-transport operators running 4 scheduled routes. Operators are Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus, Go-Ahead Ireland and Slevins Coaches.

Scheduled routes

• 14 - Dundrum Luas Stn - Ardlea Rd (Beaumont)
• S6 - The Square - Blackrock Station
• 161 - Rockbrook - Dundrum
• UM08 - Dundrum - Maynooth

Source: Transport for Ireland GTFS_All feed (NTA), CC-BY 4.0. Stops matched to the town within a 6 km radius; route list capped.

Schools in Churchtown

There are 4 primary and 1 post-primary schools in and around Churchtown, 1 of them in the DEIS programme.

Source: Department of Education, Data on Individual Schools. CC-BY 4.0.

Things to do in and around Churchtown

• Heritage nearby: Rathfarnham Castle (2 km) · Kilmashogue Megalithic Tomb (4 km) · St. Audoens Church, Dublin City (5 km) · St. Mary's Abbey Abbey, Dublin City (6 km)
• Walking trails in County Dublin: Wicklow Way · Barnaslingan - Pine loop trail (Blue) · Barnaslingan - Scalp Lookout Trail (Red) · Carrickgollogan - Lead Mines Way - (Orange)
• Nature reserves: Wicklow Mountains National Park · North Bull Island Nature Reserve · Rogerstown Estuary Nature Reserve

Where Churchtown is

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

What it costs: house prices and rent in Churchtown

Recent sales in Churchtown

Actual sale prices from the Property Price Register, verifiable at propertypriceregister.ie.

Churchtown median price, year by year

Average rent by size

Maximum legal rent increase in Churchtown

Since 1 March 2026 a rent review is capped at the lower of 2% a year (pro rata) or CPI inflation.

The full March 2026 rent review rules

Churchtown compared with County Dublin

Rent or buy in Churchtown?

At a glance: €807,500 to buy versus €2,594 a month to rent, a 3.9% gross yield.

Local Property Tax in Churchtown

The median home (€807,500) falls in LPT Band 7, a base charge of €713 a year before Dublin County Council's local adjustment factor. Use the calculator for your exact valuation.

Renting in Churchtown: the March 2026 rent rules

Every rent increase is now capped at the lesser of 2% a year (pro rata) or CPI inflation, nationwide since 1 March 2026. A review needs 90 days' notice on the RTB form, no more than one in any 12 months, and the notice must cite three comparable homes from the RTB Rent Register. Check any rent increase against the legal cap, or see average rents for every Leinster town.

Before you move: planning and flood

Recent development in Churchtown

In the 12 months to July 2026, 39 planning grants were recorded in and around Churchtown.

Source: Irish Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (ArcGIS, CC-BY 4.0). Granted applications keyed to the nearest town within 7 km. Homes column shows residential units in the application where recorded.

Flood maps

For the modelled fluvial, coastal and pluvial flood extents around Churchtown, open the official OPW flood maps, the authoritative source for Churchtown, Dublin.

View the official OPW flood maps for Churchtown →

Source: Office of Public Works, floodinfo.ie. No OPW flood-extent values are reproduced here.

County context

Planning permissions are reported at NUTS3 region level; counties in this region share a figure.

Sources: CSO F1001, CIA02, BHQ09. CC-BY 4.0.

Nearby Dublin towns

Dartry · Mount Merrion · Sandycove · Glenageary · Dalkey · Rathgar

All Dublin house prices · All Leinster house prices

Sources: CSO Census 2022, Department of Education, Transport for Ireland, Property Price Register (PSRA), CSO RPPI, RTB via CSO. CC-BY. Figures verifiable at the official source.