New Buildings
New Buildings is a town in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 3,381. It has two schools, one pharmacy, one supermarket, and around 4 restaurants and cafés, with one bus stop and Derry~Londonderry railway station 4.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the New Buildings area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Derry City and Strabane
- County
- Derry City and Strabane
Weather
11°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 16° / 8° · 46% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:47Sunset 20:06
13h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Derry Rosemount, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
22 food businesses within 2 miles
- 22 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: The Everglades Hotel (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Colum Eastwood
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Foyle
Recent votes:
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
- AyeDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
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
6,925 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £43,563 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Children's Support Worker, Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Relocation Assistance
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 Foyle:
- Automatically remove parental responsibility for parents convicted of abuse1,075 local signatures · 18,434 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s266 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership162 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test158 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth154 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- New Buildings railway station · 0.1 km
New Buildings railway station served Newbuildings, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. New Buildings railway was very popular with local people, especially for excursions such as Sunday school outings, and trips t…
Newbuildings · 0.3 kmNewbuildings or New Buildings is a large village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies close to the banks of the River Foyle and 3 mi (5 km) south of the city of Derry. It had a population of 2,837 in the 2…
- Prehen · 2.2 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…
- Nixon's Corner · 2.4 km
Nixon's Corner is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 201 people. It is situated within Derry and Strabane district.
- Desertone Halt railway station · 3.0 km
Desertone Halt railway station served Disertowen and Magheramason, County Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
- Bready Cricket Club Ground · 3.0 km
Bready Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in the village of Magheramason, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The ground is owned by the Bready Cricket Club. The ground became Ireland's fourth venue for internationa…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Buildings?
- New Buildings is a town in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, in the Derry City and Strabane local authority.
- What is the population of New Buildings?
- New Buildings has an approximate settlement population of 3,381.