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.
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
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
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s356 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership251 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office142 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test125 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth110 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Craigavon · 0.1 kmCraigavon 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 kmUpper Bann is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Brownlow Integrated College · 1.5 kmBrownlow 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 kmCraigavon 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)
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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.