Keady
Keady is a village in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 3,171. There are 2 schools, 1 park or green space, and 1 restaurant or café, along with 1 bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Keady area — all from official UK open data.
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 16° / 8° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 20:03
13h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Armagh Lonsdale Road, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
44 food businesses within 2 miles
- 36 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
Your MP
Dáire Hughes
Sinn Féin
Newry and Armagh
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
Local businesses
10,760 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
17 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Chemistry Tutor - Part Time, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Keady – Flexible Schedule, Online Applied Mathematics 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 Newry and Armagh:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s291 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership156 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test131 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients112 local signatures · 14,552 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth90 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Keady Viaduct · 0.1 kmThe Keady Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Keady · 0.4 kmKeady is a small historic market town and civil parish in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is south of Armagh and near the border with the Republic of Ireland. It is situated mainly in the historic barony of Armagh…
- St Patrick's High School, Keady · 0.8 km
St Patrick's High School is a Roman Catholic non-selective, mixed secondary school in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland that was founded in 1970 by the De La Salle Brothers.
- Clea Lake · 2.6 km
Clea Lake or Lough Clea is situated just outside Keady in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It provides water for the Keady area and is a popular fishing location in south Armagh.
Granemore GFC · 2.9 kmSt Mary's Gaelic Football Club, Granemore, also known as Granemore GFC, is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located near the townland of Granemore, approximately seven miles south of Armagh in County Armagh, Norther…
Granemore · 3.2 kmGranemore is a townland of 785 acres in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, about seven miles from Armagh and three miles from Keady. It is situated in the civil parish of Keady and historic barony of Armagh. Granemore i…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Keady?
- Keady 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 Keady?
- Keady has an approximate settlement population of 3,171.