Ballynagard
Ballynagard is a village in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. It has 3 schools, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 4 parks, and around 3 restaurants and cafés, with 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Derry~Londonderry, 5.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ballynagard area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Derry City and Strabane
- County
- Derry City and Strabane
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 9° / 6° · 76% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 5° · Light drizzle
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:18Sunset 17:07
9h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
36US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Buncranna, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Food hygiene
84 food businesses within 2 miles
- 71 rated 4–5 ★ (62 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
EV charging
20 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Shantallow Library (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Colum Eastwood
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Foyle
Recent votes:
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
No overall control
- SF 18
- DUP 5
- UUP 3
- SDLP 8
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
6,935 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,375 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Foyle:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth154 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Mandatory 15-year minimum sentence for all child sexual offences67 local signatures · 11,590 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases63 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after60 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately50 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Strathfoyle · 0.0 km
Strathfoyle is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) north east of Derry. It was newly built in different phases between the late 1950s and the early 1960s, with many new recen…
Londonderry Port · 1.0 kmLondonderry Port, now operating as Foyle Port, is a port located on Lough Foyle in Northern Ireland. It is the United Kingdom’s most westerly port and an important northerly port on the island of Ireland. The current…
- Thornhill College · 1.1 km
Thornhill College is a Roman Catholic grammar school for girls. Located in Derry, Northern Ireland, it has a student population of approximately 1500 and a staff of 100 teachers.
Enagh Lough · 1.3 kmEnagh Lough is a pair of lakes called East lake and Westlake, situated between Judges Road and Temple Road in Maydown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Culmore railway station · 1.5 kmCulmore railway station served Culmore and Coolkeeragh in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Coolkeeragh Power Station · 1.6 kmCoolkeeragh power station is a power station near Derry in Northern Ireland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)