Living in Dublin 4, Co. Dublin: Schools, Commute & House Prices 2026

Dublin 4 is a town in Co. Dublin, about 12 minutes from Dublin city centre by car and on the rail line, 2 schools, 41.6% of households own their home. Living here costs a median €782,500 to buy.

Official CSO, Department of Education, Transport for Ireland, PPR & RTB data · 450 sales · PPR sales to Sep 2026 · CSO benchmark to Jul 2026 · rents Q4 2025 (RTB)

Who lives in Dublin 4: 41.6% own their home, full Census breakdown

Who lives in Dublin 4

3,924 people live in Dublin 4 on Census 2022 night. 42% of households own their home and 48% rent, so Dublin 4 leans towards renters. The most common way to commute is by foot or bike (43%). 15% are under 15 and 15% are aged 65 and over. 84% 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 Pembroke East E electoral division around Dublin 4.

Commuting to Dublin

Nearest train station: Sydney Parade (in the town), on the DART line

Public transport serving Dublin 4: Rail + bus

Getting around Dublin 4

Dublin 4 is served by 13 public-transport operators running 47 scheduled routes. Operators are Aircoach, Bus Átha Cliath – Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Go-Ahead Ireland, Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail, Joe Moroney Coach Hire Ltd, Kearns Transport, Matthews Coach Hire, McConnon Travel, Nitelink, Dublin Bus, Sillan Tours, St. Kevin's Bus Service and Wexford Bus.

Scheduled routes (a sample of 47)

• 2 - Dublin Airport - Gorey - Wexford
• 4 - Monkstown Avenue - Heuston Station
• 7 - Brides Glen Luas - Mountjoy Square
• 47 - Poolbeg Street - Belarmine
• 7A - Loughlinstown - Mountjoy Sq
• 7B - Shankill - Mountjoy Square
• 7D - Dalkey - Mountjoy Square
• 7E - Mountjoy Square - Dalkey
• 7n - Dublin City South, D'Olier Street - Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Woodbrook Golf Club
• E1 - Ballywaltrim - Northwood
• E2 - Dun Laoghaire - Harristown
• S6 - The Square - Blackrock Station
• X1 - Kilcoole - Hawkins Street
• X2 - Newcastle - Hawkins Street

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 Dublin 4

There are 2 post-primary schools in and around Dublin 4.

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

Things to do in and around Dublin 4

• Heritage nearby: St. Audoens Church, Dublin City (4 km) · St. Mary's Abbey Abbey, Dublin City (4 km) · Rathfarnham Castle (5 km) · Casino Marino, 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 Dublin 4 is

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

What it costs: house prices and rent in Dublin 4

What this means: New builds in Dublin 4 sell at about a 8% discount to second-hand homes (€730,000 vs €790,000).

Recent sales in Dublin 4

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

Dublin 4 median price, year by year

Maximum legal rent increase in Dublin 4

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

Dublin 4 compared with County Dublin

Local Property Tax in Dublin 4

The median home (€782,500) 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.

Before you move: planning and flood

Recent development in Dublin 4

In the 12 months to September 2026, 25 planning grants were recorded in and around Dublin 4, including 4 new homes approved across those grants. Data gap: the DHLGH planning layer holds no Dublin City Council application received after 30 Jul 2026, although the council's own register is still publishing, so this figure understates the last 12 months until the department resumes ingestion.

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.

What this means: The 4 homes approved here in the last year are about 0% of Dublin 4's roughly 1,511 households, a supply pipeline that typically eases price pressure.

Flood maps

For the modelled fluvial, coastal and pluvial flood extents around Dublin 4, open the official OPW flood maps, the authoritative source for Dublin 4, Dublin.

View the official OPW flood maps for Dublin 4 →

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 · Sandycove · Mount Merrion · Rathgar · Glenageary · Rathmines

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.