Katesbridge
Katesbridge is a settlement in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with around 6 parks and greens. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Katesbridge area — all from official UK open data.
Weather
6°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 5° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 7° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:10Sunset 18:07
9h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
4 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Rathfriland Health Centre (5.6 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)
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 South Down:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth103 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately89 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills66 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients61 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Add fish-eating birds to Schedule 2.1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 198152 local signatures · 15,736 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Ballyroney Castle · 0.3 km
Ballyroney Castle was a castle situated at Ballyroney, County Down, Northern Ireland. Originally constructed sometime in the 12th century as a motte and bailey castle, it was rebuilt by Justiciar of Ireland, John Fit…
Ballyroney railway station · 1.3 kmBallyroney railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) which ran from Banbridge to Castlewellan in Northern Ireland.
Katesbridge · 2.3 kmKatesbridge is a small hamlet in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Shannaghan, just off the main route from Castlewellan to Banbridge, and 4.3 miles (7 km) north of Rathfriland. The River Ban…
- Monteith, County Down · 2.4 km
Monteith is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 126 people. It lies within the Banbridge District area.
- Ballysheil, County Down · 2.6 km
Ballysheil is a townland of 385 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Annaclone and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half.
Moneyslane · 3.0 kmMoneyslane is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the main route from Castlewellan to Banbridge. In the 2001 Census, Moneyslane had a population of 147.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)