Cushendun
Cushendun is in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. It has 1 school, 1 supermarket, and 2 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cushendun area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- County
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 72% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 20:01
13h 20m 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
7 food businesses within 2 miles
- 6 rated 4–5 ★ (4 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 (6 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)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised
e.g. Senior Clerical Officer
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 North Antrim:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s263 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership205 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office139 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills120 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings110 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Cushendun · 0.4 km
Cushendun is a small coastal village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits off the A2 coast road between Cushendall and Ballycastle. It has a sheltered harbour and lies at the mouth of the River Dun and Glendun,…
River Dun (Northern Ireland) · 0.4 kmThe River Dun, also known as the Glendun River is a river in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It runs through Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim. The river is named after its brown colour, which comes from the p…
Carra Castle, Antrim · 0.5 kmCarra Castle or Castle Carra is a ruined castle, just north of Cushendun, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It dates to around the early 14th century. The castle lies in a field near the coast and the harbour of Cushen…
Knocknacarry · 1.1 kmKnocknacarry 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…
- Barmeen · 1.8 km
Barmeen is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located at the foot of Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim, west of Cushendun and north of Knocknacarry. It is situated in the historic barony of Ca…
Glens of Antrim · 5.0 kmThe Glens of Antrim, known locally as simply the Glens, is a region of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It comprises nine glens that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast. The glens are an area of outstanding n…
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