Aird

14°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 14° / 13° · 77% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 20:03

13h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Ballymena Ballykeel, United Kingdom

9 food businesses within 2 miles

• 8 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£218,871 average▲ 9.6% YoY

Across Causeway Coast and Glens · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Giants Causeway - Car Park (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist Voice

North Antrim

Source: UK Parliament

No overall control

• SF 12
• DUP 13
• Alli 5
• UUP 3
• SDLP 3
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

7,425 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,573 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Antrim:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s263 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership205 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office139 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills120 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings110 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide

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

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  Giant's Causeway · 1.1 km

  The Giant's Causeway is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption, part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province active in the region during the Pale…

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  Girona (ship) · 1.3 km

  La Girona was a galleass of the 1588 Spanish Armada that foundered and sank off Lacada Point, County Antrim, on the night of 26 October 1588, after making its way eastward along the north coast of Ulster. The wreck is…

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  Benbane Head · 1.6 km

  Benbane Head, or Benbane, is the northernmost point of mainland Northern Ireland. It is in County Antrim, near the Giant's Causeway, which lies between Causeway Head and Benbane Head. The nearest settlements are Bushm…

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  Ulster Way · 1.9 km

  The Ulster Way is a series of walking routes which encircles Northern Ireland. It was founded in the 1970s by Wilfrid Merydith Capper, who was inspired by Tom Stephenson's Pennine Way. The route was relaunched in 2009…

• Portbraddon Cave · 2.1 km

  Portbraddon Cave is a relict sea cave located near Portbraddon, County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Its located 5 m (16 ft) above the present-day high water mark which makes it important archaeologic…

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  Dunseverick · 2.7 km

  Dunseverick is a hamlet near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The name is also the alias for the townland of Feigh. It is most notable for Dunseverick Castle. There is also a waterfall close to…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)