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
Weather
3°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 9° / 3° · 86% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 3° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:14Sunset 18:11
9h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Buncranna, Co. Donegal, Ireland
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
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
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 East Londonderry:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills96 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth95 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately94 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings82 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
- Add fish-eating birds to Schedule 2.1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 198179 local signatures · 15,736 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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 kmEglinton 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 kmCity 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 kmRoyal 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 kmEglinton railway station served the village of Eglinton in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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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.