Castlerock

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• Today: 11° / 8° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 08:13Sunset 18:09

9h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Buncranna, Co. Donegal, Ireland

27 food businesses within 2 miles

• 23 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£218,871 average▲ 9.6% YoY

Across Causeway Coast and Glens · to 2026-07

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 162.7p · Asda (8.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (8.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

No overall control

• SF 12
• DUP 12
• Alli 5
• UUP 3
• SDLP 2
• Oth 6

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

7,540 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

• 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

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

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  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…

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  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.

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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)