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
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
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s221 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership202 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office119 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Automatically remove parental responsibility for parents convicted of abuse113 local signatures · 18,434 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test106 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
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 kmBallykelly 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 kmThe 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 kmRoyal 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)
Nearby towns
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.