Ballycastle

12°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 14° / 11° · 63% rain
• Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 20:00

13h 16m 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

78 food businesses within 2 miles

• 72 rated 4–5 ★ (62 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

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Ocean view chalets (0.2 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)

18 jobs advertised · £34,242 avg

e.g. Head Housekeeper, Become a Maths Tutor in Ballycastle – Flexible & Remote, Become a Computer science Tutor in Ballycastle – Flexible & Remote

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

• Ballycastle Railway · 0.3 km

  Ballycastle Railway was a 3 ft narrow gauge railway line which ran from Ballycastle to Ballymoney, both in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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  Ballycastle railway station · 0.5 km

  Ballycastle railway station was on the Ballycastle Railway which ran from Ballymoney to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland.

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  Ould Lammas Fair · 0.7 km

  The Ould Lammas Fair is a traditional fair held in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, every year on the last Monday and Tuesday of August. It is associated with the Lammas harvest festival.

• Bonamargy · 0.7 km

  Bonamargy is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located on the Cushendall Road on the approach to Ballycastle at the foot of the Margy River. The ruins of Bonamargy Friary are located here.

• Cross & Passion College (Ballycastle) · 0.7 km

  Cross & Passion College, Ballycastle is a co-educational secondary school in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The school has an enrollment of over 750 pupils and retains over 50 members on staff. The faci…

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  Glenshesk River · 0.8 km

  The Glenshesk River is a river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It runs through the Glenshesk valley, one of the Glens of Antrim, and enters the sea at Ballycastle.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)