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
16°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 16° / 7° · 35% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:58
13h 14m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Belfast Stockman's Lane, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
344 food businesses within 2 miles
- 275 rated 4–5 ★ (223 top)
- 9 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 2026-06
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:
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
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
15,465 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
45 jobs advertised · £30,001 avg
e.g. Vehicle Valeter - full time, Online History Tutoring Job in Finaghy – Flexible Schedule, Become a History Tutor in Finaghy – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
3.8% 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 a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership327 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s284 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Fund NHS access to Omaveloxolone for patients with Friedreich's Ataxia181 local signatures · 7,373 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test126 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership99 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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)