Lisburn
Lisburn is a town in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 77,506. It has 10 schools, 4 pharmacies, 5 supermarkets, 14 parks and greens, and around 11 restaurants and cafés. There are 7 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Hilden, 0.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lisburn area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- County
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
Weather
5°CClear
- Today: 9° / 3° · 87% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 3° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:08Sunset 18:08
10h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
323 food businesses within 2 miles
- 287 rated 4–5 ★ (261 top)
- 3 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 2026-07
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: DRD Car Park, Benson Street (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Sorcha Eastwood
Alliance
Lagan Valley
Recent votes:
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4
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
6,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
556 jobs advertised · £37,093 avg
e.g. Assistant Restaurant General Manager, Data Protection Lawyer, Revenue Control Manager
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 Lagan Valley:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth154 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills154 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately114 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after97 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings82 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Hilden railway station · 0.4 kmHilden railway station is located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station opened on 1 May 1907, originally as Hilden Halt.
Lambeg railway station · 0.8 kmLambeg railway station serves Lambeg in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station opened on 1 September 1877.
- Lambeg, County Antrim · 0.8 km
Lambeg is a small village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Located between Belfast and Lisburn, it was once a small rural village, but is now within the Greater Belfast conurbation. Lambeg is also…
- Thiepval barracks bombing · 0.9 km
The Thiepval Barracks bombing was a double car bomb attack carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 7 October 1996. The bombs exploded inside Thiepval Barracks, the British Army headquarters in No…
Friends' School, Lisburn · 0.9 kmFriends' School, Lisburn is a Quaker voluntary grammar school in the city of Lisburn, Northern Ireland, founded in 1774.
Wallace Park · 0.9 kmThe Wallace Park in Lisburn, Northern Ireland was bequeathed to the people of Lisburn by Sir Richard Wallace. There are a number of football pitches, tennis courts, a duck pond and a children's adventure play area. Th…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Lisburn and Castlereagh with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lisburn?
- Lisburn is a town in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, in the Lisburn and Castlereagh local authority.
- What is the population of Lisburn?
- Lisburn has an approximate settlement population of 77,506.