Ballyclare

9°CLight rain

• Today: 13° / 5° · 91% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 08:11Sunset 18:05

9h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

98 food businesses within 2 miles

• 82 rated 4–5 ★ (68 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 2026-07

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Asda (0.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · 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)

5,460 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

75 jobs advertised · £29,545 avg

e.g. Salesforce Product Owner, Sales Ledger Assistant, QSHE Officer

Source: Adzuna

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

• 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:

• 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

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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 students-teachers.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)