Kircubbin
Kircubbin is a village in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,237. It has 2 schools, 1 supermarket, 7 parks and greens, and 1 restaurant or café. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kircubbin area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- County
- Ards and North Down
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 16° / 11° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:58
13h 18m 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
21 food businesses within 2 miles
- 19 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
Your MP
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party
Strangford
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
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
Local businesses
5,870 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £50,949 avg
e.g. Senior Working Capital Assistant (2-10:30pm), Senior Working Capital Assistant, 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 Strangford:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership261 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s259 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings174 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office172 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test153 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Kircubbin, County Down · 0.5 kmKircubbin is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village had a population of 1,153 people in the 2011 census.
- Inishargy · 1.9 km
Inishargy is a civil parish and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Ards Upper.
A20 road (Northern Ireland) · 2.0 kmThe A20 is a road in County Down in Northern Ireland. It runs from Belfast to Newtownards and on to Portaferry.
- Ballycran · 2.0 km
St Joseph's GAA Club, Ballycran, referred to mononymously as Ballycran, is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Down County Board and f…
Strangford Lough · 3.2 kmStrangford Lough is a large sea lough or inlet in County Down, in the east of Northern Ireland. It is the largest inlet in Ireland and the wider British Isles, covering 150 km2 (58 sq mi). The lough is almost fully en…
Ards Peninsula · 3.4 kmThe Ards Peninsula is a peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the north-east coast of Ireland. It separates Strangford Lough from the North Channel of the Irish Sea. Towns and villages on the peninsula includ…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kircubbin?
- Kircubbin is a town in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland, in the Ards and North Down local authority.
- What is the population of Kircubbin?
- Kircubbin has an approximate settlement population of 1,237.