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Castlederg

Castlederg is a village in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 2,822. It features 3 schools, 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 2 parks and greens, and 1 restaurant or café. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Castlederg area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Derry City and Strabane
County
Derry City and Strabane
Northern Ireland isn’t covered by some Great Britain data sources, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care ratings, rents, affordability, life expectancy and neighbourhood deprivation aren’t shown here. House prices, weather, air quality, food hygiene, fuel, your MP, council control, petitions and notable places do apply.

Weather

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 8° · 39% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:48Sunset 20:07

13h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland

Food hygiene

54 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 43 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Albert Street Cap Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Órfhlaith Begley

Sinn Féin

West Tyrone

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

6,925 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Quantity Surveyor (All Levels), Babysitter wanted in Castlederg - babysitting Castlederg, HGV Technician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

4.1% 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 West Tyrone:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway · 0.0 km

    The Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway was a 3 ft narrow gauge railway operating in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It opened in 1883 and closed in 1933.

  • Castlesessagh · 0.1 km

    Castlesessagh is a townland of 165 acres in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Urney and the historic barony of Omagh West. Parts of the town of Castlederg are located in this townl…

  • Churchtown, County Tyrone · 0.1 km

    Churchtown is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The town of Castlederg is located within this townland. Many local places and organisations are named after the townland such as the Churchtown Community Ce…

  • Castlederg · 0.1 km

    Castlederg is a small historic market town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Derg and is near the border with County Donegal, Ireland. It stands in the townlands of Castlesessagh and Churchtown,…

  • Derg Castle · 0.2 km

    Derg Castle, also called Castlederg Castle, is a post-medieval ruined fortification, situated on the north bank of the River Derg, within the town of Castlederg, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It has given the to…

  • Castlederg railway station · 0.3 km

    Castlederg railway station served Castlederg in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Castlederg?
Castlederg is a town in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, in the Derry City and Strabane local authority.
What is the population of Castlederg?
Castlederg has an approximate settlement population of 2,822.