Portadown 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 Portadown?

Portadown has an approximate settlement population of 32,926.

Portadown

Portadown is a town in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 32,926. It has around 9 bus stops, the nearest railway station being Portadown 0.2 km away, along with 10 schools, 1 GP surgery, 3 pharmacies, 6 supermarkets, 6 parks and greens, and around 28 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Portadown 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

8°CModerate rain

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 08:12Sunset 18:07

9h 56m 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

238 food businesses within 2 miles

218 rated 4–5 ★ (191 top)
3 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: 164.7p · Asda (0.6 km)
Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (0.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 50 kW
Nearest: DRD Car Park Magowan Buildings (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist Party

Upper Bann

Recent votes:

NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

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

10,980 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

70 jobs advertised · £42,004 avg

e.g. Team Leader - Customer Service, Senior In-House Lawyer - AI & Data Privacy, Data Protection Lawyer

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:

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

Notable places nearby

Portadown Town Hall · 0.2 km
Portadown Town Hall is a municipal structure in Edward Street, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The structure, which is primarily used as a theatre, is a Grade B1 listed building.
Portadown railway station · 0.2 km
Portadown Railway Station serves the town of Portadown in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Portadown massacre · 0.9 km
The Portadown massacre took place in November 1641 at Portadown, County Armagh, during the Irish Rebellion of 1641. Irish Catholic rebels, likely under the command of Toole McCann, killed about 100 Protestant settlers…
Portadown · 0.9 km
Portadown is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town stands on the River Bann in the north of the county, about 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Belfast. It is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Boro…
Clounagh Junior High School · 1.2 km
Clounagh Junior High School is a controlled school on the Brownstown Road, Portadown, Northern Ireland. It accepts male and female pupils following primary education. Generally, children attend for three years however…
Killicomaine Junior High School · 1.2 km
Killicomaine Junior High School is a controlled school in Portadown, Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Portadown?: Portadown 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 Portadown?: Portadown has an approximate settlement population of 32,926.