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Cushendall

Cushendall is a village in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,226. It has 1 school, 1 GP surgery, 1 supermarket, and around 9 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cushendall 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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 13° / 8° · 63% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:59

13h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Ballymena Ballykeel, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

43 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 41 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
  • 0 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)

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Havelock Place Car Park (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist Party

East Antrim

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

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

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Cook

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 Antrim:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Cushendall · 0.4 km

    Cushendall is a coastal village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parish of Layd, and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district.

  • Ruairí Óg GAC · 0.5 km

    Ruairí Óg Gaelic Athletic Club, also known as Ruairí Óg and Cushendall, is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Cushendall, County Antrim. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.

  • Red Bay Lifeboat Station · 0.8 km

    Red Bay Lifeboat Station is located at Coast Road, Cushendall, County Antrim, a village at the mouth of the River Dall, in the Glens of Antrim, approximately 20 miles (32 km) north east of Ballymena, on the north-east…

  • Red Bay Castle · 1.5 km

    Red Bay Castle is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on a headland projecting into the sea north of Glenariff situated on the road to Cushendall.

  • Waterfoot, County Antrim · 2.2 km

    Waterfoot or Glenariff is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is at the foot of Glenariff, one of the Glens of Antrim, within the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parishes of A…

  • Knocknacarry · 4.5 km

    Knocknacarry is a hamlet and townland about 1 kilometre west of Cushendun and 17 kilometres south-east of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cushendall?
Cushendall is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
What is the population of Cushendall?
Cushendall has an approximate settlement population of 1,226.