Dungiven is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.

What is the population of Dungiven?

Dungiven has an approximate settlement population of 3,346.

Dungiven

Dungiven is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 3,346. It has around 5 schools, 1 pharmacy, 2 supermarkets, 1 park, and 1 restaurant and café, with 1 bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dungiven 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

7°CPatchy rain nearby

Today: 7° / 3° · 84% rain
Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 08:13Sunset 18:10

9h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

43US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Buncranna, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Food hygiene

35 food businesses within 2 miles

32 rated 4–5 ★ (30 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 2026-07

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 120 kW
Nearest: Glór Dhún (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

7,540 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Wind Turbine Technician (Vestas Platforms), Catering Assistant - 2 posts

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

Dungiven railway station · 0.6 km
Dungiven railway station served Dungiven in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Dungiven · 0.8 km
Dungiven is a small town, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is near the main A6 Belfast to Derry road, which bypasses the town. It lies where the rivers Roe, Owenreagh and Owenbeg m…
Dungiven landmine and gun attack · 0.8 km
On 24 June 1972, in the rural townland of Crabarkey near Dungiven, the Provisional IRA detonated an improvised land mine, killing three British Army soldiers in a Land Rover. It was one of many such landmine attacks b…
Dungiven GAC · 0.8 km
St Canice's GAC Dungiven is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is part of Derry GAA. It currently caters for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football. The…
Dungiven Castle · 1.0 km
Dungiven Castle is a 19th century castle in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Gaelcholáiste Dhoire · 1.0 km
The Gaelcholáiste Dhoire is a multi-denominational, 11–19, all-ability, coeducational, Irish-medium, post-primary school in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is located inside Dungiven Castle.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Dungiven?: Dungiven is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
What is the population of Dungiven?: Dungiven has an approximate settlement population of 3,346.