Jordanstown
Jordanstown is a town in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 5,494. It has 9 schools, 3 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, 2 supermarkets, 17 parks and greens, and around 25 restaurants and cafés, along with 11 bus stops and Jordanstown railway station 0.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Jordanstown area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- County
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
Weather
16°CSunny
- Today: 16° / 8° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 20:00
13h 19m 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 · North Down Holywood A2, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
198 food businesses within 2 miles
- 172 rated 4–5 ★ (156 top)
- 3 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 (10.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 180.9p · Asda (10.1 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
39 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: Park and Ride, Lynda Avenue (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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 East Antrim:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s314 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership232 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office202 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings126 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills121 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Monkstown, County Antrim · 0.4 km
Monkstown is a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. The townland was previously called Bally…
Jordanstown railway station · 0.5 kmJordanstown railway station serves Jordanstown and the University of Ulster in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland. A park and ride facility for the station has been proposed to ease congestion on the main Jordanstown Road.
Bleach Green · 0.7 kmBleach Green is a railway junction located in Newtownabbey where the Belfast–Larne line diverges from the Belfast–Derry line. The Bleach Green Junction is the only burrowing junction in the whole of Ireland.
Bleach Green railway station · 0.8 kmBleach Green is a former station operated by Northern Ireland Railways in the village of Whiteabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Jordanstown · 0.8 kmJordanstown is a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. It is also situated in the civil paris…
Whiteabbey · 1.0 kmWhiteabbey is a townland in Newtownabbey, north of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jordanstown?
- Jordanstown is a town in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, in the Antrim and Newtownabbey local authority.
- What is the population of Jordanstown?
- Jordanstown has an approximate settlement population of 5,494.