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Craigavon

Craigavon is a town in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 59,236. It has around 4 schools, 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 4 supermarkets, 1 park and green space, and around 8 restaurants and cafés, along with 15 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Lurgan, 3.9 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Craigavon area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
County
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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°COvercast

  • Today: 15° / 8° · 24% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:59

13h 14m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

Food hygiene

149 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 138 rated 4–5 ★ (130 top)
  • 1 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: 155.7p · Asda (4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Lidl (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Council control

No overall control

  • SF 15
  • DUP 13
  • Alli 4
  • UUP 5
  • SDLP 1
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

10,760 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

554 jobs advertised · £36,237 avg

e.g. Team Leader - Customer Service, Transport Coordinator, Team Member - Tesco Cafe

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,033 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Upper Bann:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Craigavon · 0.1 km

    Craigavon is a town in north County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was a planned settlement, begun in 1965, and named after the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon. It was inten…

  • Rushmere Shopping Centre · 0.5 km

    Rushmere Shopping Centre is a shopping centre and retail park in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

  • Upper Bann (Assembly constituency) · 1.2 km

    Upper Bann is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

  • Brownlow Integrated College · 1.5 km

    Brownlow Integrated College is a controlled integrated school in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1973 as Brownlow High School. In 1991, it became the first secondary school in Northern Ir…

  • Craigavon Borough Council · 1.7 km

    Craigavon Borough Council was a local council in counties Armagh, Down and Antrim, in Northern Ireland. It merged with Armagh City and District Council and Banbridge District Council in May 2015 under local government…

  • Lismore College (Northern Ireland) · 1.8 km

    Lismore College is a secondary-school located in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is a Catholic maintained school and was opened in 1972. The name comes from the Irish Lios Mór, meaning 'great ringfort';…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Craigavon?
Craigavon is a town in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon local authority.
What is the population of Craigavon?
Craigavon has an approximate settlement population of 59,236.