Waringstown
Waringstown is a village in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 2,856. It has around 1 school, 1 park and green, and 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 2 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Lurgan, 4.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Waringstown area — all from official UK open data.
Weather
11°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 8° · 56% rain
- Tomorrow: 14° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 20:01
13h 18m 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
62 food businesses within 2 miles
- 56 rated 4–5 ★ (50 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 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (9 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Lurgan Hospital (3.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist Party
Upper Bann
Recent votes:
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
2 jobs advertised
e.g. Database Administrator, Online Personal trainers 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 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
Waringstown · 0.1 kmWaringstown is a large village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies southeast of Lurgan and north of Banbridge, within the parish of Donaghcloney, and the barony of Iveagh Lower, Lower Half. In the 2021 census it…
Waringstown House · 0.3 kmWaringstown House is a 17th-century Grade A listed building located in the village of Waringstown, County Down, Northern Ireland. As the oldest unfortified mansion house in Ireland, it was home to family of the place'…
- The Lawn (cricket ground) · 0.5 km
The Lawn is a cricket ground in Waringstown, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Dollingstown F.C. · 2.0 kmDollingstown Football Club, referred to as Dollingstown, or by their nickname "The Dollybirds", is an intermediate-level football club from Dollingstown, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club currently competes in t…
- Annaghanoon · 2.1 km
Annaghanoon is a rural townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has an area of 626.03 acres (2.53 km2). It is situated in the civil parish of Donaghcloney and the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half, loca…
Gibson's Hill · 2.5 kmGibson's Hill or Corcreeny is a small village in the townland of Corcreeny in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, about 1.5 km from Lurgan. It lies on the main Lurgan to Gilford road. In the 2001 Census it had a populati…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Waringstown?
- Waringstown 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 Waringstown?
- Waringstown has an approximate settlement population of 2,856.