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Donaghadee

Donaghadee is a town in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 7,369. It has around 3 schools, 1 GP surgery, 1 supermarket, 29 parks and greens, and 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Drumawhey Junction, 5.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Donaghadee area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Ards and North Down
County
Ards and North Down
Northern Ireland isn’t covered by some Great Britain data sources, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care ratings, rents, affordability, life expectancy and neighbourhood deprivation aren’t shown here. House prices, weather, air quality, food hygiene, fuel, your MP, council control, petitions and notable places do apply.

Weather

14°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 12° · 51% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:59

13h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · North Down Holywood A2, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

61 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 45 rated 4–5 ★ (37 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 152.7p · Asda (8.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 172.7p · Asda (8.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: HRL Carrowdore (7.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Alex Easton

Independent

North Down

Recent votes:

  • 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
  • AyeOpposition Day: Early release of prisoners
  • NoDraft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

No overall control

  • DUP 14
  • Alli 12
  • UUP 8
  • SDLP 1
  • Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

5,870 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

12 jobs advertised · £91,667 avg

e.g. Database Administrator, Become a Maths Tutor in Donaghadee – Flexible & Remote, Accounts Payable Assistant (12m FTC)

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,420 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Down:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Donaghadee Town Hall · 0.1 km

    Donaghadee Town Hall, also known as The Merchant House, is a municipal structure in the High Street, Donaghadee, County Down, Northern Ireland. The structure, which has been converted for residential use, is a Grade B…

  • Grace Neill's · 0.1 km

    Grace Neill's, in the town of Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, is "one of Ireland's oldest pubs" and was opened in 1611.

  • Donaghadee railway station · 0.3 km

    Donaghadee railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Donaghadee in Northern Ireland.

  • Donaghadee Lifeboat Station · 0.3 km

    Donaghadee Lifeboat Station is located at the Parade, in Donaghadee, a harbour town approximately 19 miles (31 km) east of Belfast, on the east coast of County Down, Northern Ireland.

  • Donaghadee Lighthouse · 0.5 km

    Donaghadee Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Donaghadee County Down, Northern Ireland. Donaghadee is probably best known for its lighthouse and harbour. There has been a haven for ships at Donaghadee for centuries, and th…

  • Millisle Road Halt railway station · 0.7 km

    Millisle Road Halt railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Donaghadee in Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Donaghadee?
Donaghadee is a town in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, in the Ards and North Down local authority.
What is the population of Donaghadee?
Donaghadee has an approximate settlement population of 7,369.