Scolboa
Scolboa is a town or village in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, with the nearest railway station being Antrim, 5.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Scolboa area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
- County
- Antrim and Newtownabbey
Weather
9°CLight rain
- Today: 13° / 5° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:11Sunset 18:05
9h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
5 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 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)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Asda (9.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Asda (9.7 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
22 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: Antrim Civic Centre (4.5 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
- Donegore · 1.9 km
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Tobergill · 1.9 kmTobergill is a townland of 1,044 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Lying on the western aspect of Donegore hill, it is situated in the civil parish of Donegore and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.
Ballyclaverty · 3.0 kmBallyclaverty is a townland of 339 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Antrim town, it is in the civil parish of Donegore and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.
Dunamuggy · 3.1 kmDunamuggy is a townland of 172 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. 4 miles (6 km) east of Antrim town centre, it is in the civil parish of Donegore and the historic barony of Antrim Upper.
Holywell Hospital · 4.2 kmHolywell Hospital is a 149-bed mental health facility on a 140-acre site in Antrim, operated by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
Antrim Upper · 4.4 kmAntrim Upper is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is bordered by six other baronies: Antrim Lower to the north; Toome Upper to the west; Massereene Lower to the south-west; Belfast Upper to the south; Be…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)