Antrim
Antrim is a town in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 19,661. It has around nine schools, three GPs & clinics, three pharmacies, five supermarkets, 21 parks & greens, and 19 restaurants and cafés, 16 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Antrim, 0.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Antrim area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- County
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
Weather
8°CClear
- Today: 13° / 4° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:11Sunset 18:06
9h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
179 food businesses within 2 miles
- 162 rated 4–5 ★ (144 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
22 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: Antrim NIR Park and Ride Station Road (0.1 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
263 jobs advertised · £39,288 avg
e.g. Assistant Restaurant General Manager, Working Capital Manager, Site / Senior Engineer (Antrim)
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
Antrim railway station · 0.1 kmAntrim railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Antrim in Northern Ireland. It opened in 1848. The station currently serves trains on the Belfast to Derry line via Bleach Green and York Street stat…
Antrim railway station (Great Northern Railway) · 0.1 kmAntrim railway station (Great Northern) served Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was located on the mothballed Lisburn–Antrim railway line. The town is now served by Antrim railway station.
- Northern Regional College · 0.3 km
Northern Regional College is a third level educational institution in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The college has four campuses around the north-east of Northern Ireland : Ballymena, Coleraine, Magherafelt and N…
Antrim, County Antrim · 0.4 kmAntrim is a historic market town, civil parish, and the county town of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It lies on the banks of the Six Mile Water on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, approximately 14 miles (23 k…
Antrim and Newtownabbey · 0.4 kmAntrim and Newtownabbey is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The district was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the Borough of Antrim with the Borough of Newtownabbey. The local authority is Antrim and…
Parkhall Integrated College · 0.4 kmParkhall Integrated College is an integrated co-educational non-selective secondary school in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. There are 1,100 students aged between 11 and 18, that is in Year 8 to Year 14.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Antrim?
- Antrim is a town in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, in the Antrim and Newtownabbey local authority.
- What is the population of Antrim?
- Antrim has an approximate settlement population of 19,661.