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
Weather
8°CLight rain
- Today: 11° / 8° · 83% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:12Sunset 18:09
9h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Buncranna, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Food hygiene
239 food businesses within 2 miles
- 207 rated 4–5 ★ (187 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 2026-07
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 162.7p · Asda (1.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · 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:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
No overall control
- SF 12
- DUP 12
- Alli 5
- UUP 3
- SDLP 2
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
7,540 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
171 jobs advertised · £35,225 avg
e.g. Assistant Restaurant General Manager, Production Team Leader, Restaurant General Manager
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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
1973 Coleraine bombings · 0.1 kmThe 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 kmColeraine is a market 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) e…
St. Patrick's Church, Coleraine · 0.2 kmSt. 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 kmColeraine 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 kmCounty 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)
Nearby towns
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.