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Dundonald

Dundonald is a town in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 13,985. It has five schools, one GP surgery, five supermarkets, eight parks and greens, and five restaurants and cafés, with 31 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Sydenham, 5.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dundonald area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Lisburn and Castlereagh
County
Lisburn and Castlereagh
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

12°CCloudy

  • Today: 16° / 9° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:57

13h 14m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · North Down Holywood A2, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

96 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 85 rated 4–5 ★ (71 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£240,737 average 9.7% YoY

Across Lisburn and Castlereagh · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 152.7p · Asda (5.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 172.7p · Asda (11.3 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

57 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 320 kW
  • Nearest: Ulster Hospital (Tor Bank) (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Gavin Robinson

Democratic Unionist Party

Belfast East

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
  • NoDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
  • AyePublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
  • AyePublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

No overall control

  • SF 4
  • DUP 14
  • Alli 13
  • UUP 6
  • SDLP 2
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

6,185 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

24 jobs advertised · £50,053 avg

e.g. Dental Practice Manager BT16, Showroom Manager, Babysitter wanted in Dundonald - babysitting Dundonald

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,515 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Belfast East:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St. Elizabeth's, Dundonald · 0.5 km

    St. Elizabeth's, is a religious site for St. Elizabeth's Church and St. Elizabeth's Church Graveyard located at Church Green, Dundonald, Northern Ireland. The site sits on the townland of Church Quarter, beside the Mo…

  • Ballybeen · 0.6 km

    Ballybeen, also known as Ballybeen Housing Estate, is the second-biggest housing estate in Northern Ireland. It is in the village of Dundonald, on the outskirts of east Belfast. It lies within the townlands of Ballybe…

  • Dundonald railway station · 0.6 km

    Dundonald railway station was a station in Dundonald, County Down on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle in Northern Ireland.

  • Moat Park · 0.7 km

    Moat Park (/məʊt/) is a large public park located in Church Quarter, Dundonald, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Moat Park area also includes residential areas such as Moatview Park and Park Avenue.

  • Dundonald High School · 0.7 km

    Dundonald High School is a controlled co-educational secondary school located in Dundonald, in Northern Ireland. The school opened in the early-1970s as Dundonald Boy's High School. Dundonald High School offers educat…

  • Dundonald, County Down · 1.0 km

    Dundonald is a large settlement and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies east of Belfast and is a suburb of the city. It is home to Moat Park, the Ulster Hospital, and Dundonald International Ice Bowl.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Dundonald?
Dundonald is a town in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, in the Lisburn and Castlereagh local authority.
What is the population of Dundonald?
Dundonald has an approximate settlement population of 13,985.