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Castlerock

Castlerock is a village in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,477. It has around 1 school, around 3 restaurants and cafés, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Castlerock, 1.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Castlerock 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

14°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 13° · 54% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 20:02

13h 16m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Derry Rosemount, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

27 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 23 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
  • 1 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)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.7p · Asda (8.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (8.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Benone Tourist Complex (5.8 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)

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

  • Castlerock · 0.0 km

    Castlerock is a seaside village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is five miles west of Coleraine, and part of Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is very popular with summer tourists, with numerous apartm…

  • Barmouth railway station (Northern Ireland) · 1.4 km

    Barmouth railway station served the village of Articlave and the surrounding area in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

  • Castlerock railway station · 1.7 km

    Castlerock railway station serves the villages of Castlerock, Articlave and their surrounding hamlets in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Walkers use the station to reach Mussenden Temple, Downhill Strand and Ben…

  • Downhill House · 2.3 km

    Downhill House was a mansion built in the late 18th century for Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry, at Downhill, County Londonderry. Much of the building was destroyed by fire in 1851 before bei…

  • River Bann · 2.5 km

    The River Bann is the longest river in Northern Ireland, its length, Upper and Lower Bann combined, being 129 km (80 mi). The total length of the River Bann, including its path through the 30 km (19 mi) long Lough Nea…

  • Mussenden Temple · 2.6 km

    Mussenden Temple is a small circular building located on cliffs near Castlerock in County Londonderry, high above the Atlantic Ocean on the north-western coast of Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Castlerock?
Castlerock is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
What is the population of Castlerock?
Castlerock has an approximate settlement population of 1,477.