Ballydarrog
Ballydarrog is a town or village in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ballydarrog area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- County
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Weather
9°CLight rain shower
- Today: 9° / 6° · 77% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:17Sunset 17:06
9h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
36US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Buncranna, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Food hygiene
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
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Roe Valley Country Park (3.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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)
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 East Londonderry:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills96 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth95 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately94 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings82 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
- Add fish-eating birds to Schedule 2.1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 198179 local signatures · 15,736 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Largy · 2.6 km
Largy is a small hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 5 km south of Limavady, beside the B192 Limavady to Dungiven road. In 1991, its population was 90 but in the 2001 Census this had ris…
- Drumraighland · 3.0 km
Drumraighland is a small village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 69 people. It lies within Causeway Coast and Glens district. It was also formerly known…
- Limavady Railway · 3.3 km
The Limavady Railway was a railway line that branched off from the Belfast–Derry line at Limavady Junction near Ballykelly to Limavady. The line was later extended a further 7 miles to Dungiven. The Limavady to Dungiv…
Glack · 3.8 kmGlack, is a hamlet and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is 4 km south of Ballykelly, in a raised spot overlooking Lough Foyle. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 183 people. It is situated w…
- Limavady Castle · 4.0 km
Limavady Castle, also known as O'Cahans Castle, is a ruined castle in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It was once a stronghold of the O'Cahans.
Roe Valley Country Park · 4.0 kmThe Roe Valley Country Park is a forested area containing part of the River Roe, south west of Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, which is part…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)