Portadown

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 16° / 8° · 58% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 20:02

13h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

240 food businesses within 2 miles

• 220 rated 4–5 ★ (191 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

• Cheapest petrol: 155.7p · Asda (0.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (0.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist Party

Upper Bann

Source: UK Parliament

No overall control

• SF 15
• DUP 13
• Alli 4
• UUP 5
• SDLP 1
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

10,760 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

96 jobs advertised · £33,932 avg

e.g. Customer Service - Vodafone Ireland, Database Administrator, Team Member - Guest Experience Lead - KFC Portadown - Bridge Street

Source: Adzuna

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

• 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

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

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  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.

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  Portadown railway station · 0.2 km

  Portadown Railway Station serves the town of Portadown in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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  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…

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  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…

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  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)