Lawrencetown
Lawrencetown is a village in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 996. It has two schools and two restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Scarva, 6.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lawrencetown area — all from official UK open data.
Weather
9°CClear
- Today: 15° / 8° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:59
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
15 food businesses within 2 miles
- 12 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.7p · Asda (9.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (9.8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: Downshire Place (4.1 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
10,760 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s356 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership251 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office142 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test125 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth110 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Lawrencetown, County Down · 0.1 kmLaurencetown or Lawrencetown is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Bann, along the main road between the towns of Banbridge and Portadown. It is within the parish of Tullylish and c…
Laurencetown railway station · 0.2 kmLaurencetown railway station was on the Banbridge Junction Railway which ran from Scarva to Banbridge in Northern Ireland.
Lenaderg · 1.3 kmLenaderg is a small village and townland of 335 acres (136 ha) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the banks of the River Bann, about two miles from Banbridge and a half mile from the village of Lawrencetown.…
- Whitefield College of the Bible · 1.3 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…
Lenaderg railway station · 1.7 kmLenaderg railway station was on the Banbridge Junction Railway which ran from Scarva to Banbridge, via Lenaderg, in Northern Ireland.
Tullylish · 2.4 kmTullylish 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lawrencetown?
- Lawrencetown 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 Lawrencetown?
- Lawrencetown has an approximate settlement population of 996.