Ballycastle
Ballycastle is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 5,566. It has five schools, one GP surgery, three supermarkets, one park, and 16 restaurants and cafés, 4 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ballycastle area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- County
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Weather
12°CModerate rain
- Today: 12° / 6° · 89% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:13Sunset 18:05
9h 52m 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
77 food businesses within 2 miles
- 72 rated 4–5 ★ (62 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£218,871 average▲ 9.6% YoY
Across Causeway Coast and Glens · to 2026-07
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
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
Your MP
Jim Allister
Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim
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 12
- DUP 12
- Alli 5
- UUP 3
- SDLP 2
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
7,540 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £47,500 avg
e.g. Quantity Surveyor, North Antrim, Civils Quantity Surveyor / Estimator, Technical Support Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Antrim:
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately124 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills121 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings111 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth85 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after57 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- 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.
Ballycastle railway station · 0.5 kmBallycastle railway station was on the Ballycastle Railway which ran from Ballymoney to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland.
Ould Lammas Fair · 0.7 kmThe 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…
Glenshesk River · 0.8 kmThe 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)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballycastle?
- Ballycastle is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
- What is the population of Ballycastle?
- Ballycastle has an approximate settlement population of 5,566.