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Ballykelly

Ballykelly is a village in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,735. It has 1 school, 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 3 parks and greens, and around 5 restaurants and cafés, along with 6 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ballykelly area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Causeway Coast and Glens
County
Causeway Coast and Glens
Northern Ireland isn’t covered by some Great Britain data sources, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care ratings, rents, affordability, life expectancy and neighbourhood deprivation aren’t shown here. House prices, weather, air quality, food hygiene, fuel, your MP, council control, petitions and notable places do apply.

Weather

9°CClear

  • Today: 15° / 7° · 41% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 20:03

13h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Derry Rosemount, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

20 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 20 rated 4–5 ★ (20 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 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Roe Park Resort (4.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Council control

No overall control

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

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

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

7,425 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £28,191 avg

e.g. Retail Assistant, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Ballykelly – Flexible Schedule

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 East Londonderry:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Droppin Well bombing · 0.1 km

    The Droppin Well bombing or Ballykelly bombing occurred on 6 December 1982, when the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) detonated a time bomb at a disco in Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United K…

  • Ballykelly, County Londonderry · 0.2 km

    Ballykelly is a village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Limavady on the main Derry to Limavady A2 road and is 15 miles (24 km) east of Derry. It is designated as…

  • Newman College Ireland · 0.6 km

    Newman College Ireland was a Catholic liberal arts college in Northern Ireland which was opened in 2014. Named after Cardinal John Henry Newman, the founder of the Catholic University of Ireland which became Universit…

  • Central Bar bombing · 0.7 km

    The Central Bar bombing was a bomb attack on a pub in the town of Gilford near Portadown in County Down in Northern Ireland on 31 December 1975. The attack was carried out by members of the Irish National Liberation A…

  • RAF Ballykelly · 1.1 km

    Royal Air Force Ballykelly, or more simply RAF Ballykelly, is a former Royal Air Force station which opened in 1941 in Ballykelly, County Londonderry. It closed in 1971 when the site was handed over to the British Arm…

  • Shackleton Barracks · 1.1 km

    Shackleton Barracks is a former British military installation at Ballykelly in Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ballykelly?
Ballykelly is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
What is the population of Ballykelly?
Ballykelly has an approximate settlement population of 1,735.