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
8°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 8° / 4° · 88% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 4° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:09Sunset 18:09
10h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
14US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
144 food businesses within 2 miles
- 135 rated 4–5 ★ (127 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: 164.7p · Asda (4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · 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
10,980 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
555 jobs advertised · £37,525 avg
e.g. Team Leader - Customer Service, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Data Privacy Lawyer
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:
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after121 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth110 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills109 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings102 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately97 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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.