Kilrea
Kilrea is a village in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,616. It has three schools, one GP surgery, one park or green space, and two restaurants or cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kilrea area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- County
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Weather
4°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 3° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:13Sunset 18:07
9h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
32 food businesses within 2 miles
- 24 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
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Church Street, Kilrea (0.1 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
5 jobs advertised · £55,000 avg
e.g. Manufacturing Engineering & Continuous Improvement Manager, Laser Operative (Nightshift), Lathe Machine Operator (Nightshift)
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
First Kilrea Presbyterian Church · 0.1 kmKilrea Presbyterian Church is a church building of the Coleraine and Limavady presbytery of Presbyterian Church in Ireland. It is located in the village of Kilrea, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In January 2026…
- Kilrea railway station · 0.4 km
Kilrea railway station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland.
Kilrea · 2.4 kmKilrea is a village, townland and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It gets its name from the ancient church that stood near the current Church of Ireland on Church Street, overlooking the town. It…
Kilrea GAC · 2.8 kmPádraig Pearse's GAC Kilrea is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Kilrea, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently caters for both Gaelic football and Camogie.…
Route, County Antrim · 3.3 kmThe Route was a medieval territory in Gaelic Ireland, located on the north-east coast of Ulster. It stretched between Coleraine and Ballycastle and as far south as the Clogh River. Originally part of Twescard, a count…
St Mary's GAC Rasharkin · 4.7 kmSt Mary's Gaelic Athletic Club Rasharkin is a Gaelic football, hurling and camogie club based in Rasharkin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Causeway Coast and Glens with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilrea?
- Kilrea is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
- What is the population of Kilrea?
- Kilrea has an approximate settlement population of 1,616.