Whitehouse Upper
Whitehouse Upper is a town or village in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It has around 8 schools, 5 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, 14 parks and greens, 22 restaurants and cafés, 19 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is York Street, 2.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Whitehouse Upper area — all from official UK open data.
Weather
12°COvercast
- Today: 15° / 8° · 32% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:58
13h 14m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Belfast Centre, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
460 food businesses within 2 miles
- 385 rated 4–5 ★ (301 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 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
111 charging locations within ~8 km
- 36 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Fibrus (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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)
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 North:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership297 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s248 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office176 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test167 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth143 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Giant's Park · 0.5 km
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- Castle High School, Belfast · 1.0 km
Castle High School was a state-controlled co-educational secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was located in Fortwilliam Park, and was within the Belfast Education and Library Bo…
- Dominican College, Fortwilliam · 1.1 km
Dominican College is a Catholic grammar all-girls school in Fortwilliam Park, north Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Seaview (football ground) · 1.1 kmSeaview is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Crusaders, and traditionally hosts the final of the Steel & Sons Cup on Christmas Day. The stadium holds 3,383, and has a 4G playing…
- Belfast Jewish Community · 1.3 km
The Belfast Jewish Community is the Jewish community in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Its Rabbi is the Rev David Kale. The community follows the Ashkenazi Orthodox ritual. Membership has fluctuated from 78 in 1900, appro…
- St Peter's Church, Belfast · 1.3 km
St Peter's Church is a Church of Ireland parish church in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The building is the centre of worship for the Anglican community based on or around the Antrim Road within the city limits.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)