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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.

Council
Belfast
County
Belfast
Northern Ireland isn’t covered by some Great Britain data sources, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care ratings, rents, affordability, life expectancy and neighbourhood deprivation aren’t shown here. House prices, weather, air quality, food hygiene, fuel, your MP, council control, petitions and notable places do apply.

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Dunmurry Golf Club · 0.3 km

    Dunmurry 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 km

    Taughmonagh 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)

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