Loughan
Loughan is a village in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,200. It features 1 school, around 1 restaurant or café, 4 bus stops, and Damhead Miniature Railway station is 1.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Loughan area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- County
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 15° / 8° · 60% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:46Sunset 20:01
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
15 food businesses within 2 miles
- 15 rated 4–5 ★ (14 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)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.7p · Asda (3.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (3.8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Lodge Hotel (3.7 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)
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s221 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership202 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office119 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Automatically remove parental responsibility for parents convicted of abuse113 local signatures · 18,434 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test106 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Macfin railway station · 2.4 kmMacfin railway station served the village of Macfin and the surrounding area in County Antrim.
Causeway Hospital · 3.4 kmCauseway Hospital is an acute general hospital in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
- Mount Sandel Fort · 3.5 km
Mount Sandel Fort is an Iron Age fort in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The remains of the fort are located close to the Mount Sandel Mesolithic site. Mount Sandel Fort mound is a State Care Histo…
- Mount Sandel Mesolithic site · 3.5 km
The Mount Sandel Mesolithic site is in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, near the River Bann and just to the east of the Iron Age Mount Sandel Fort. It is one of the oldest archaeological sites in Irela…
- Lodge Road, Coleraine · 3.7 km
Lodge Road is a cricket ground in Coleraine, Northern Ireland and the home of Coleraine Cricket Club. In 1987, it hosted a first-class match between Ireland and Scotland, a match which ended in a draw.
- Ballybogy · 3.7 km
Ballybogy, or Ballybogey, is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located 7 km north-north-west of Ballymoney and 7 km east of Coleraine, lying within the Causeway Coast and Glens di…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)