Aldergrove
Aldergrove is a town or village in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. It has around 1 parks and greens. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Aldergrove area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- County
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
Weather
9°CLight rain
- Today: 9° / 7° · 72% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 6° · Light drizzle
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:13Sunset 17:04
9h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
44 food businesses within 2 miles
- 37 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£206,120 average▲ 8.8% YoY
Across Antrim and Newtownabbey · to 2026-07
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: HRL Crumlin (3.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party
South Antrim
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
No overall control
- SF 9
- DUP 13
- Alli 8
- UUP 6
- SDLP 1
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
5,460 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
9 jobs advertised · £124,800 avg
e.g. Office Clerk, Nights - Team Member, Ground Floor - Team Member
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,664 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Antrim:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth143 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills135 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately98 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings73 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK68 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Aldergrove railway station · 0.1 km
Aldergrove railway station is a former railway station which served the hamlet/townland of Aldergrove in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was south of Antrim, near RAF Aldergrove and Belfast International Airport.
Aldergrove, County Antrim · 0.1 kmAldergrove is a hamlet and townland sub-division in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Seacash and parish of Killead – 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Antrim and 18 miles (29 km) west of Belfast.…
Aldergrove Flying Station · 1.2 kmAldergrove Flying Station, also known previously as JHC FS Aldergrove, is a British military base located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south of Antrim, Northern Ireland and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Belfast, and adjoins Bel…
Belfast International Airport · 2.1 kmBelfast International Airport is an international airport 11.5 NM northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland, and is the main airport for the city of Belfast. Until 1983, it was known as Aldergrove Airport, after the ne…
Crumlin, County Antrim · 3.0 kmCrumlin is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is near the shore of Lough Neagh, 20 miles (32 km) west of Belfast city centre and 3 miles (4.6 km) from Belfast International Airport at Aldergrove. It was for…
Antrim Borough (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) · 3.0 kmAntrim, sometimes known as Antrim Borough to distinguish it from the former constituency of the same name, was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)