Foyle Hill
Foyle Hill is a settlement in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland. It has around 6 schools and 11 parks & greens, with 5 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Derry~Londonderry, 2.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Foyle Hill 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 07:19Sunset 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
454 food businesses within 2 miles
- 380 rated 4–5 ★ (300 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: The Everglades Hotel (0.9 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 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
- Prehen · 0.9 km
Prehen is a small townland and estate outside the city of Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The estate is located in the Prehen and Brickkilns townland. Roads in the Prehen area consist of Victoria road, Pr…
- Derry Greyhound Stadium · 1.2 km
Derry Greyhound Stadium also known as the Brandywell Greyhound Track is the greyhound racing operation held at the Brandywell Showgrounds next to the new Brandywell Stadium in Northern Ireland. The track was relocated…
Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium · 1.2 kmThe Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium is a municipal football stadium in Derry, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of League of Ireland team Derry City, Women’s Premiership team Sion Swifts Ladies, NIWFA Championsh…
Derry City Cemetery · 1.2 kmDerry City Cemetery, known locally as the City Cemetery, is a cemetery based in the Creggan area of Derry, Northern Ireland. By the mid-19th century Derry’s graveyards were becoming overcrowded, and soon would reach c…
- Seán Dolans GAC · 1.2 km
Seán Dolan's GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and fields both Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football teams.
Creggan, Derry · 1.3 kmCreggan is a large housing estate in Derry, Northern Ireland, on a hill not far from the River Foyle. It lies on the townlands of Ballymagowan and Edenballymore.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)