Bushmills
Bushmills is a village in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,309. The area features 2 schools, 1 supermarket, 1 park or green space, and 13 restaurants and cafés, along with 3 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Bushmills, located 0.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bushmills area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- County
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 14° / 13° · 77% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 20:03
13h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Ballymena Ballykeel, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
54 food businesses within 2 miles
- 46 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
- 2 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: Giants Causeway P'n'R, Bushmills (0.4 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
5 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Portuguese Tutor - Part Time, Cleaning Operative
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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Bushmills, County Antrim · 0.3 kmBushmills is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had a population of 1,247 in the 2021 Census. It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and…
Old Bushmills Distillery · 0.3 kmThe Old Bushmills Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, established in 1784 and owned by Proximo Spirits. Bushmills Distillery uses water drawn from Saint Columb's Ri…
Dundarave House · 0.9 kmDundarave is a country house in the village of Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was the ancestral seat of the Macnaghten family, which is the chiefly family of Clan Macnaghten.
- Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway · 1.2 km
The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway (GC&BR) is a 3 ft narrow gauge heritage railway operating between the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The line is two miles (3…
Causeway Coast and Glens · 1.2 kmCauseway Coast and Glens is a local government district covering most of the northern part of Northern Ireland. It was created on 1 April 2015 by merging the Borough of Ballymoney, the Borough of Coleraine, the Boroug…
River Bush · 1.8 kmThe River Bush is a river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The River Bush is 33.5 miles (53.9 km) long. The river's source is in the Antrim Hills at 480m. From there the river flows northwest, with a bend at the to…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bushmills?
- Bushmills is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
- What is the population of Bushmills?
- Bushmills has an approximate settlement population of 1,309.