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
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
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s312 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership306 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office196 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test172 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth141 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
St. Elizabeth's, Dundonald · 0.5 kmSt. 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 kmBallybeen, 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 kmDundonald 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 kmMoat 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 kmDundonald 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 kmDundonald 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)
Nearby towns
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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.