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Coleraine

Coleraine is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 25,681. It has 13 schools, 3 GP surgeries, 7 pharmacies, 8 supermarkets, 13 parks, and 67 restaurants and cafés, with 6 bus stops and Coleraine railway station 0.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Coleraine 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

15°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 13° · 59% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 20:01

13h 16m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Ballymena Ballykeel, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

238 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 206 rated 4–5 ★ (188 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)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.7p · Asda (1.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (1.1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

15 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Coleraine Park and Ride, Railway Place (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party

East Londonderry

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

Source: UK Parliament

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)

Jobs

203 jobs advertised · £34,257 avg

e.g. Production Team Leader, Production Operative, Electrician - NIHE

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • 1973 Coleraine bombings · 0.1 km

    The 1973 Coleraine bombings took place on 12 June 1973 when the Provisional IRA detonated two car bombs in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The first bomb exploded at 3:00 pm on Railway Road, killing s…

  • Coleraine · 0.2 km

    Coleraine is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, of which it is the county town. It is 55 miles (89 km) north-west of Belfast and 30 miles (48 km) east of…

  • St. Patrick's Church, Coleraine · 0.2 km

    St. Patrick's Church is a Church of Ireland parish church within the Diocese of Connor. Located in the town of Coleraine in Northern Ireland, it is protected as a Grade B+ listed building.

  • Coleraine (Parliament of Ireland constituency) · 0.2 km

    Coleraine was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1611 to 1800. Between 1725 and 1793 Catholics and those married to Catholics could not vote.

  • Coleraine Borough Council · 0.2 km

    Coleraine Borough Council was a local council mainly in County Londonderry and partly in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ballymoney Borough Council, Limavady Borough Council and Moyle District Counci…

  • County Coleraine · 0.2 km

    County Coleraine, called the County of Colerain in the earliest documents, was one of the counties of Ireland from 1585 to 1613. It was named after its intended county town, Coleraine. It was later subsumed into Count…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Coleraine?
Coleraine is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
What is the population of Coleraine?
Coleraine has an approximate settlement population of 25,681.