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
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
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:
- 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
Castlerock · 0.0 kmCastlerock 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 kmBarmouth railway station served the village of Articlave and the surrounding area in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Castlerock railway station · 1.7 kmCastlerock 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 kmDownhill 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 kmMussenden 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)
Nearby towns
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.