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Newtownstewart

Newtownstewart is a village in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,465. It has 2 schools, 1 GP clinic, and 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newtownstewart 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

7°CClear

  • Today: 15° / 7° · 32% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:49Sunset 20:04

13h 14m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Derry Rosemount, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

22 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 19 rated 4–5 ★ (12 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

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 100 kW
  • Nearest: Newtownstewart Leisure Centre (0.4 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)

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

  • Newtownstewart Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Newtownstewart Town Hall is a municipal structure in Townhall Street, Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The structure, which has been converted for use by the local amateur boxing club, is a Grade B2 li…

  • Stewart Castle, Northern Ireland · 0.3 km

    Stewart Castle is a ruined castle situated in Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was built in 1619 by Sir Robert Newcomen in an "English manor house" style. It was damaged during the Irish Rebellion o…

  • Newtownstewart St Eugene's GAC · 0.5 km

    Newtownstewart St Eugene's was a Gaelic Athletic Association club. The club was based in Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

  • Newtownstewart railway station · 0.6 km

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

  • Harry Avery's Castle · 1.1 km

    Harry Avery's Castle is situated half a mile south-west of Newtownstewart, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is a rare example of a stone castle built by a Gaelic Irish chief, although its origins and history are…

  • Newtownstewart · 1.4 km

    Newtownstewart is a village and townland of 540 acres (219 ha) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is overlooked by hills called Bessy Bell and Mary Gray and lies on the River Strule below the confluence with its t…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Newtownstewart?
Newtownstewart is a town in Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, in the Derry City and Strabane local authority.
What is the population of Newtownstewart?
Newtownstewart has an approximate settlement population of 1,465.