Gilnahirk
Gilnahirk is a town or village in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It has three schools, one GP surgery or clinic, three pharmacies, one supermarket, seven parks or green spaces, and 14 restaurants or cafés, with four bus stops and Sydenham railway station 4km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Gilnahirk area — all from official UK open data.
Weather
4°CMist
- Today: 13° / 3° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:09Sunset 18:05
9h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
233 food businesses within 2 miles
- 194 rated 4–5 ★ (168 top)
- 4 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)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (7.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (7.9 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
81 charging locations within ~8 km
- 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 320 kW
- Nearest: HRL Hanwood (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Gavin Robinson
Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast East
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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)
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 East:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth141 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately108 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after97 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills95 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK71 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Dundonald International Ice Bowl · 1.1 km
The Dundonald International Ice Bowl is an ice rink in Dundonald, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was opened in 1986 by Peter Robinson.
Ardcarn, Belfast · 1.1 kmArdcarn, is a Protestant working-class housing estate located in Dundonald, East Belfast, Northern Ireland. The estate sits off the Upper Newtownards Road, across from Stormont. Dundonald Cemetery lies to the side the…
Dundonald Cemetery · 1.3 kmDundonald Cemetery is a large cemetery in Dundonald, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1905 as a municipal burial ground. It is a closed cemetery, except for spaces in existing plots. It is located beside Ardcarn, on the…
- Cherryvalley · 1.3 km
Cherryvalley is a former electoral ward of Belfast City Council, Northern Ireland.
Dundonald House · 1.5 kmDundonald House is a government building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Built in 1962 it housed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Pr…
Stormont Cricket Ground · 1.5 kmThe Stormont, also known as Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, is an international and first-class cricket ground in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the grounds of the Stormont Estate, the seat of governm…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)