Finaghy
Finaghy is a settlement in Northern Ireland, within the county of Belfast. It has 11 schools, two GP surgeries or clinics, one pharmacy, two supermarkets, 27 parks or green spaces, and three restaurants or cafés, with 12 bus stops and Dunmurry railway station 1.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Finaghy area — all from official UK open data.
Weather
10°CLight rain shower
- Today: 13° / 3° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:10Sunset 18:05
9h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
348 food businesses within 2 miles
- 277 rated 4–5 ★ (225 top)
- 10 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£184,768 average▲ 7.7% YoY
Across Belfast · to 2026-07
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
78 charging locations within ~8 km
- 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Beechlawn Hotel (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Claire Hanna
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Belfast South and Mid Down
Recent votes:
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
No overall control
- SF 22
- DUP 14
- Alli 10
- UUP 2
- SDLP 4
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
15,745 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
29 jobs advertised · £28,434 avg
e.g. Salesforce Product Owner, Care Assistant, Quantity Surveyor (MEP)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
3.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,429 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.4
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Belfast South and Mid Down:
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after110 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately96 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills94 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Reform regulation through the GMC to put patient safety and fairness first93 local signatures · 14,694 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth82 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Dunmurry Golf Club · 0.3 kmDunmurry Golf Club is located in Dunmurry Lane, south-west Belfast, Northern Ireland. It consists of an 18-hole course with a par of 70.
- Rathmore Grammar School · 0.6 km
Rathmore Grammar School, normally referred to simply as "Rathmore", is a Catholic grammar school in Finaghy, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The current and second lay principal of the school is Arthur Donnelly, who succee…
- Hunterhouse College · 0.9 km
Hunterhouse College is a cross-community all-girls' grammar school based in Finaghy, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was formed from the amalgamation of two local schools – Ashleigh House School and Princess Gardens Sc…
- Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park · 1.0 km
The Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park is a park in South Belfast, Northern Ireland, covering almost 130 acres (0.53 km2) and is accessible from the Upper Malone Road. It includes meadows, woodland, riverside fields, f…
- 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships · 1.1 km
The 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on 27 and 28 March 1999. The races were held at the Barnett Demesne/Queen's University Playing Fields in Belfast, United Kingdom. Reports of the event were gi…
Taughmonagh · 1.2 kmTaughmonagh is a small housing estate in south Belfast, Northern Ireland, within the civil parishes of Drumbeg and Shankill, and barony of Belfast Upper. Taughmonagh has become known for being a staunchly loyalist est…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)