Garvagh
Garvagh is a village in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,372. It has around 1 school, 1 GP surgery, 1 supermarket, 1 park, and around 6 restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Garvagh area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- County
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Weather
9°CCloudy
- Today: 9° / 7° · 75% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 17:05
9h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
26 food businesses within 2 miles
- 22 rated 4–5 ★ (21 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
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: 18 Ballydevitt Road (6 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
Local businesses
7,540 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised
e.g. Catering 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
- Garvagh railway station · 0.9 km
Garvagh railway station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland. It served the nearby town of Garvagh, about 1 km away.
Garvagh · 1.2 kmGarvagh is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is on the banks of the Agivey River, 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Coleraine on the A29 route. In the 2021 census it had a population of 1,252. It is s…
- Garvagh High School · 1.4 km
Garvagh High School was a secondary school located in Garvagh, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It was a non-selective, state-maintained school serving students aged 11 to 16. It had 198 pupils and was part of…
- Moneycarrie railway station · 3.1 km
Moneycarrie railway station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland.
Moneydig Presbyterian Church · 3.9 kmMoneydig Presbyterian Church is a church building of the Coleraine and Limavady presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. It is located outside Garvagh, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Aghadowey · 5.2 kmAghadowey is a townland in east County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in Aghadowey civil parish, and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district. 7 miles (11 km) south of Coleraine, it is close to the county…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Garvagh?
- Garvagh is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
- What is the population of Garvagh?
- Garvagh has an approximate settlement population of 1,372.