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Eglinton

Eglinton is a town in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 3,818. It has one school, one GP clinic, one supermarket, nine parks and greens, and five restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Eglinton 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

15°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 8° · 53% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:48Sunset 20:03

13h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Derry Rosemount, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

22 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 19 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

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

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 7 kW
  • Nearest: John Mulholland-Derry-Hyundai (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

1 jobs advertised

e.g. Sales Advisor

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 East Londonderry:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Woodvale Road · 1.3 km

    Woodvale Road is a cricket ground in Eglinton, Northern Ireland. The home team of the ground is Eglinton Cricket Club who were founded in 1936. It has a capacity of 2,000.

  • Eglinton, County Londonderry · 2.7 km

    Eglinton is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-north-east of Derry, to which it serves as a sleeper village, and 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west-south-west of Limavady. It resi…

  • Campsey · 2.8 km

    Campsey or Campsie is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 195 people. It is near Derry city and within the Derry and Strabane district area.

  • City of Derry Airport · 3.2 km

    City of Derry Airport, previously known as RAF Eglinton and Londonderry Eglinton Airport, is a regional airport located 7 mi (11 km) northeast of Derry, Northern Ireland. It is located on the south bank of Lough Foyle…

  • RNAS Eglinton · 3.3 km

    Royal Naval Air Station Eglinton was a Royal Navy airbase located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north east of Eglinton, in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It opened as a Royal Air Force Station in 1941, before being transf…

  • Eglinton railway station (Northern Ireland) · 3.8 km

    Eglinton railway station served the village of Eglinton in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Eglinton?
Eglinton is a town in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, in the Derry City and Strabane local authority.
What is the population of Eglinton?
Eglinton has an approximate settlement population of 3,818.