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Safety, air quality and noise in Portnascully, Co. Kilkenny, Waterford

Area scores as of 2026-08-03. Scores are area-level medians; individual properties vary.

93/100

Safety — higher is safer

Portnascully, Co. Kilkenny scores 93 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 153.5 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses 153.5 recorded offences in five CSO groups per 10,000 residents for the whole Kilkenny/Carlow Garda Division, from CSO CJQ06 recorded crime by Garda Division; population Census 2022 Small Areas, 2025, so every area inside that division carries the same figure.

Median across the 4 member areas; middle half 93 to 93.

64/100

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Portnascully, Co. Kilkenny scores 64 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 11.1 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 11.1 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 4 SAs in this locality, an annual mean modelled at 4 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 4 member areas; middle half 61 to 65.

57/100

Quiet — higher is quieter

Portnascully, Co. Kilkenny scores 57 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 57.2 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 57.2 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 4 SAs in this locality, a day-evening-night level taken at 4 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's traffic, railway and aircraft noise models, where a lower reading means a quieter area.

Median across the 4 member areas; middle half 51 to 58.

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