Holywood
Holywood is a town in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 13,109. It has around 6 schools, 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 19 parks, and around 4 restaurants and cafés, with Marino railway station 1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Holywood area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- County
- Ards and North Down
Weather
4°CMist
- Today: 13° / 3° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:10Sunset 18:04
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
106 food businesses within 2 miles
- 94 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.7p · Asda (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (10.3 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
64 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 320 kW
- Nearest: Maxol Kinnegar (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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
Local businesses
6,005 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
31 jobs advertised · £47,930 avg
e.g. Salesforce Product Owner, Digital Workplace Lead, Disputes Associate
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
2.5% 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:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases287 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills121 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately118 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth112 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings88 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Holywood Rudolf Steiner School · 0.5 km
The Holywood Rudolf Steiner School is a Waldorf school located in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland which teaches children using methods inspired by Rudolf Steiner. The school is co-educational, serving ages 3…
Holywood Priory · 0.7 kmHolywood Priory is a medieval monastic ruin in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century on the site of an earlier monastery, it was later used by the Franciscans and dissol…
Priory Integrated College · 0.7 kmPriory Integrated College or more commonly known as Priory College or simply Priory is a secondary school located on My Lady's Mile, in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.
- Sullivan Upper School · 0.9 km
Sullivan Upper School is a co-educational non-denominational voluntary grammar school in Holywood, Northern Ireland, and has approximately 1,100 enrolled pupils. The school motto is Lámh Foisdineach An Uachtar, Irish…
Holywood railway station (Northern Ireland) · 1.0 kmHolywood railway station serves Holywood in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located along the shore of Belfast Lough and during the Summer months, provides excellent views over the lough to Carrickfergus.
Marino railway station (Northern Ireland) · 1.0 kmMarino railway station is a railway station in the townland of Ballycultra in Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Holywood?
- Holywood is a town in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, in the Ards and North Down local authority.
- What is the population of Holywood?
- Holywood has an approximate settlement population of 13,109.