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Dromore

Dromore is a town in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 6,492. It has around 3 schools, around 3 supermarkets, around 23 parks & greens, and around 2 restaurants and cafés, with 4 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dromore 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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 9° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:58

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

47 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 41 rated 4–5 ★ (33 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.

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Cross Lane / Gallows Street (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Sorcha Eastwood

Alliance

Lagan Valley

Recent votes:

  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
  • AyePrivilege

Source: UK Parliament

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

8 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Applied Mathematics Tutor - Part Time, Become a Primary school Tutor in Dromore (Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon) – Flexible & Remote, Online Primary school Tutor - Part Time

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 Lagan Valley:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Dromore Town Hall · 0.1 km

    Dromore Town Hall is a municipal structure in the centre of Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland. The structure, which is now used as a public library, is a Grade B1 listed building.

  • Dromore, County Down · 0.1 km

    Dromore is a market town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland, situated on the River Lagan. It lies within the local government district of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, about 19 miles (31 km) sou…

  • Dromore Cathedral · 0.2 km

    Dromore Cathedral, formally The Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer, Dromore, is one of two cathedral churches in the Diocese of Down and Dromore of the Church of Ireland. It is situated in the small town of Dromo…

  • Dromore Central Primary School · 0.2 km

    Dromore Central Primary School is a primary school located in Dromore, County Down, Northern Ireland. The original school building was built in 1938 and had approximately 700 pupils aged from 4–11 years in 28 classes.…

  • Break of Dromore · 0.4 km

    The Break of Dromore took place on 14 March 1689 near Dromore, County Down in the early stages of the Williamite War in Ireland. It featured Catholic Jacobite troops under Richard Hamilton and Protestant Williamite mi…

  • Dromore Railway Station · 0.6 km

    Dromore railway station was on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Dromore?
Dromore 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 Dromore?
Dromore has an approximate settlement population of 6,492.