Rasharkin
Rasharkin is a village in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. It has around 2 schools, 1 GP or clinic, and 1 supermarket. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Rasharkin area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- County
- Causeway Coast and Glens
Weather
5°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 4° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:13Sunset 18:06
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
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (9 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 (4.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Jim Allister
Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim
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)
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 North Antrim:
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately124 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills121 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings111 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth85 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after57 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Rasharkin · 0.2 kmRasharkin is a small village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Ballymoney, near Dunloy and Kilrea. It had a population of 1,114 people in the 2011 census.
St Mary's GAC Rasharkin · 1.6 kmSt Mary's Gaelic Athletic Club Rasharkin is a Gaelic football, hurling and camogie club based in Rasharkin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Route, County Antrim · 1.6 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…
Craigs Dolmen · 4.3 kmCraigs Dolmen is a megalithic tomb in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 5 mi (8 km) south of Ballymoney, off Finvoy Road, at a height of 200m on the Long Mountain. Craigs Dolmen passage tomb is a State Care Histo…
First Kilrea Presbyterian Church · 4.8 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 · 5.2 km
Kilrea railway station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)