Carnmoney
Carnmoney is a village in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 2,775. It has around 12 schools, 5 GP surgeries or clinics, 4 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 11 parks or greens, and 34 restaurants or cafés, 13 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Mossley West, 1.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carnmoney area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- County
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
Weather
15°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 16° / 8° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 20:00
13h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Belfast Centre, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
294 food businesses within 2 miles
- 249 rated 4–5 ★ (224 top)
- 1 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 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Asda (8.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 180.9p · Asda (8.4 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
30 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: DRD Car Park, Beverley Road (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party
South Antrim
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
- NoDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
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
5,355 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
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
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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
- Carnmoney · 0.0 km
Carnmoney is the name of a townland, electoral ward and a civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Carnmoney is within the urban area of Newtownabbey, in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It li…
Glengormley High School · 1.0 kmIntegrated College Glengormley is a secondary school in the town of Newtownabbey in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was opened in September 1971.
Glengormley · 1.0 kmGlengormley is a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Glengormley is within the urban area of Newtownabbey bordering Belfast, and is located in the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council ar…
Newtownabbey (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) · 1.0 kmNewtownabbey was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
- Cullybackey High School · 1.2 km
Cullybackey College is a co-educational, non-selective post-primary school in the village of Cullybackey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1968 under its former name of Cullybackey High School. I…
Bland Mayfly · 1.2 kmThe Bland Mayfly was an early aircraft constructed in 1910 by Lilian E. Bland in Carnmoney in Ireland. It is credited as the first aeroplane to be designed and constructed by a woman.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Antrim and Newtownabbey with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carnmoney?
- Carnmoney is a town in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, in the Antrim and Newtownabbey local authority.
- What is the population of Carnmoney?
- Carnmoney has an approximate settlement population of 2,775.