Portstewart
Portstewart is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 8,394. It has 4 schools, 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 4 supermarkets, 2 parks and greens, and around 23 restaurants and cafés, along with 11 bus stops and Dhu Varren railway station 3.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Portstewart area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- County
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 14° / 13° · 77% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 20:04
13h 20m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Derry Rosemount, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
59 food businesses within 2 miles
- 48 rated 4–5 ★ (45 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 (7.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (7.1 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Hillcrest Service Station (3.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party
East Londonderry
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
- NoDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Source: UK Parliament
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
22 jobs advertised · £28,002 avg
e.g. Online Personal trainers Tutor - Part Time, Domestic Assistant, Tesco Colleague - Portstewart Superstore
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:
- 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
Portstewart · 0.2 kmPortstewart is a small seaside town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 7,854 people in the 2021 United Kingdom census. It is a seaside resort, neighbouring both Coleraine in County Londond…
Portstewart Town Hall · 0.4 kmPortstewart Town Hall is a municipal structure in The Crescent, Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The structure, which has been closed to the public since December 2019, is a Grade B2 listed building.
Dominican College, Portstewart · 0.4 kmDominican College Portstewart is a grammar school in Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with views over Portstewart's promenade, the northern co…
Low Rock Castle · 0.7 kmLow Rock Castle was a listed building in Portstewart in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
North West 200 · 1.7 kmThe International North West 200 is a motorcycle road race first held in 1929 on a 8.970 mi (14.436 km) street circuit known as "the Triangle" between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush in Causeway Coast…
Cromore railway station · 1.7 kmCromore railway station served the seaside resort of Portstewart in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Portstewart?
- Portstewart is a town in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, in the Causeway Coast and Glens local authority.
- What is the population of Portstewart?
- Portstewart has an approximate settlement population of 8,394.