Gilford

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• Today: 13° / 4° · 91% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 08:11Sunset 18:07

9h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

21 food businesses within 2 miles

• 18 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

• Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (7.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (7.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 400 kW
• Nearest: Market Street (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist Party

Upper Bann

Source: UK Parliament

No overall control

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

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

10,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Delivery Rider - Scooter, Vice Principal, Delivery Rider - Car

Source: Adzuna

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

• 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

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

• The Oriel · 0.1 km

  The Oriel was a restaurant in Gilford, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in both 2004 and 2005.

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  Gilford, County Down · 0.1 km

  Gilford is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland. The village sits on the River Bann between the towns of Banbridge, Tandragee and Portadown. It covers the townlands of Loughans, Ballymacanallen and Drumaran. It…

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  Tullylish · 1.1 km

  Tullylish is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Bann, along the main road between the towns of Banbridge and Portadown. In the 2001 census it had a popula…

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  Tanderagee railway station · 1.8 km

  Tanderagee railway station was opened on 6 January 1852. It was originally named Madden Bridge Railway Station and was located on the Madden Road between the villages of Tandragee, County Armagh and Gilford, County…

• Whitefield College of the Bible · 2.2 km

  Whitefield College of the Bible is an independent theological college located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is operated by the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster. The college currently holds lectures…

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  Cusher River · 2.8 km

  Cusher River is a river in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is formed by the junction, near Mountnorris, of two small streams, flows by Tandragee, and joins the River Bann one mile above Portadown.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)