Killead
Killead is a settlement in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, with around 2 parks and greens, and the nearest railway station is Antrim, 7.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Killead area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- County
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
Weather
9°CPartly cloudy
- Today: 13° / 4° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:11Sunset 18:06
9h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
31 food businesses within 2 miles
- 26 rated 4–5 ★ (24 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
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Lidl RDC (3.2 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
5,460 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
Killead · 1.7 kmKillead is a hamlet and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is near Aldergrove and Antrim and is accessed from the A26 Tully Road. It had a population of 81 people in the 2011 Census.
Belfast International Airport · 2.3 kmBelfast International Airport is an international airport 11.5 NM northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland, and is the main airport for the city of Belfast. Until 1983, it was known as Aldergrove Airport, after the ne…
1957 Nutts Corner BEA Viscount crash · 2.5 kmThe 1957 Nutts Corner BEA Viscount crash was a British European Airways (BEA) flight from London to Belfast that crashed at Nutts Corner Airport on 23 October 1957, killing all seven passengers and crew.
Aldergrove Flying Station · 2.7 kmAldergrove Flying Station, also known previously as JHC FS Aldergrove, is a British military base located 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south of Antrim, Northern Ireland and 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Belfast, and adjoins Bel…
- RAF Nutts Corner · 2.8 km
Royal Air Force Nutts Corner, or more simply RAF Nutts Corner, is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Crumlin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and 9.2 miles (14.8 km) north west o…
Crumlin Viaduct (Northern Ireland) · 3.5 kmThe Crumlin Viaduct is a railway bridge in Crumlin, County Antrim. It has the distinction of being the only place in Ireland where a train, plane, car, and boat can theoretically cross paths, due to its unique status…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)