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.

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

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

11°CLight rain shower

Today: 11° / 9° · 57% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 17:01

9h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

Food hygiene

21 food businesses within 2 miles

18 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

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

Your MP

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party

Strangford

Recent votes:

AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 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

6,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £39,000 avg

e.g. Trainee FM Contracts Manager, Working Capital Manager, Associate - disputes

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 Strangford:

Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings185 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth131 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately126 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases122 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills112 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

Kircubbin, County Down · 0.5 km
Kircubbin 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 km
The 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 km
Strangford 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 km
The 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.