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Gilford

Gilford is a village in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,583. It has around 2 schools, 4 parks and greens, and 4 restaurants or cafés, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Scarva, 4.6km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Gilford 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

12°COvercast

  • Today: 14° / 7° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 20:02

13h 18m 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

21 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 19 rated 4–5 ★ (15 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.

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.7p · Asda (7.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (7.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Your MP

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist Party

Upper Bann

Recent votes:

  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
  • NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026
  • NoDraft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Gilford – Flexible & Remote, Become a Yoga Tutor in Gilford – Flexible & Remote, Online Yoga 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 Upper Bann:

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

Notable places nearby

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Gilford?
Gilford 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 Gilford?
Gilford has an approximate settlement population of 1,583.