Stormont

Stormont is a settlement in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It has 3 schools, 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 10 parks and greens, and 16 restaurants and cafés, with 11 bus stops and Sydenham railway station 3.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stormont 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

8°CLight rain

Today: 13° / 3° · 91% rain
Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · 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

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

Food hygiene

268 food businesses within 2 miles

225 rated 4–5 ★ (193 top)
6 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 (7.6 km)
Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (7.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

77 charging locations within ~8 km

20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 320 kW
Nearest: Stormont (Castle Buildings) (0.1 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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

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

Northern Ireland Law Commission · 0.2 km
The Northern Ireland Law Commission was a Law Commission in Northern Ireland created under section 50 of the Justice Act 2002, implementing recommendations following the Good Friday Agreement. It replaced the non-stat…
Stormont Castle · 0.3 km
Stormont Castle is a manor house on the Stormont Estate in east Belfast which is home to the Northern Ireland Executive and the Executive Office. It is a Grade A listed building.
Stormont House · 0.4 km
Stormont House is a Grade B1 listed building situated in the Stormont Estate in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was designed by Ralph Knott, although Sir Edwin Lutyens has been credited with some involvement.
Dundonald House · 0.4 km
Dundonald 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 · 0.5 km
The 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…
Stormont Estate · 0.5 km
The Stormont Estate is an estate in the east of Belfast in Northern Ireland. It is the site of Northern Ireland's main Parliament Buildings, which is surrounded by woods and parkland, and is often referred to in conte…