Ballyclare

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 15° / 9° · 61% rain
• Tomorrow: 14° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 20:01

13h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Belfast Centre, United Kingdom

98 food businesses within 2 miles

• 82 rated 4–5 ★ (69 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£206,120 average▲ 8.8% YoY

Across Antrim and Newtownabbey · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Asda (0.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 180.9p · Asda (0.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

13 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: DRD Carpark, Harrier Way (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist Party

South Antrim

Source: UK Parliament

No overall control

• SF 9
• DUP 13
• Alli 8
• UUP 6
• SDLP 1
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

5,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

89 jobs advertised · £32,019 avg

e.g. Leisure Attendant (SLC), Customer Service Advisor, Fleet Service & Maintenance Coordinator

Source: Adzuna

2.2% 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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Antrim:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s324 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership242 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office163 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test162 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth143 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Ballyclare · 0.0 km

  Ballyclare is a market town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located within the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area, approximately 13 miles north-northwest of Belfast. The town had a population of 10…

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  Ballyclare railway station · 0.1 km

  Ballyclare railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.

• Dixon Park · 0.2 km

  Dixon Park is a football stadium located in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is home to Ballyclare Comrades F.C.

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  Ballyclare Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Ballyclare Town Hall is a municipal structure in The Square, Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The structure, which is primarily used as an events venue, is a Grade B2 listed building.

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  Ballyclare Secondary School · 0.4 km

  Ballyclare Secondary School is a co-educational school in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

• Ballyclare High School · 0.4 km

  Ballyclare High School is a co-educational, non-denominational grammar school in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. There are approximately 1,200 pupils at the school, taught by around 80 teachers.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)