Richhill
Richhill is a town or village in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with 1 school, 2 supermarkets, and 6 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Richhill area — all from official UK open data.
Weather
7°CLight rain
- Today: 13° / 4° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:12Sunset 18:08
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
33 food businesses within 2 miles
- 31 rated 4–5 ★ (26 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: 164.7p · Asda (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (8.7 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Shelbourne Motor Group - Renault Dealership (6.7 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 Newry and Armagh:
- Review discharge of mental health patients112 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth90 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately82 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills70 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Amend standards for PIP to clearly include type 1 diabetics70 local signatures · 17,663 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Richhill Castle · 1.2 kmRichhill Castle is a 17th-century Grade A listed country house in the large village of Richhill, in the townland of Legacorry, Armagh, Northern Ireland, roughly halfway between Armagh and Portadown.
Richhill, County Armagh · 1.3 kmRichhill is a large village and townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Armagh and Portadown. It had a population of 2,738 people in the 2021 Census.
Richhill railway station · 1.4 kmRichhill railway station was on the Ulster Railway in Northern Ireland.
- Broomhill, County Armagh · 2.5 km
Broomhill is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Drumnahunshin and the Armagh City and District Council area. It had a population of 197 people in the 2011 Census.
- Ballytyrone · 3.2 km
Ballytyrone is a small townland of 265 acres (0.4 sq mi) in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Loughgall and the historic barony of Oneilland West.
- Retreat Halt railway station · 3.5 km
Retreat Halt railway station was on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in Northern Ireland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)