Moira

12°COvercast

• Today: 14° / 7° · 25% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:59

13h 14m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

44 food businesses within 2 miles

• 42 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£240,737 average▲ 9.7% YoY

Across Lisburn and Castlereagh · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Glenavy Road (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sorcha Eastwood

Alliance

Lagan Valley

Source: UK Parliament

No overall control

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

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

6,185 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

10 jobs advertised · £20,461 avg

e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Moira – Flexible Schedule, Become a Primary school Tutor in Moira – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lagan Valley:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s317 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership267 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office186 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth153 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills153 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

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

• Battle of Moira · 0.1 km

  The Battle of Moira, also known as the Battle of Magh Rath, was fought in the summer of AD 637 by the High King of Ireland, Domnall II, against his foster son Congal Cáech, King of Ulaid, supported by his ally Domnall…

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  Moira, County Down · 0.2 km

  Moira is a town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the northwest of the county, near the border with counties Antrim and Armagh. The M1 motorway and Belfast–Dublin railway line are nearby. The…

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  Moira railway station · 1.6 km

  Moira railway station serves Moira in County Down, Northern Ireland. Despite the station serving the County Down town, the station itself is located in County Antrim, the neighbouring Lagan Canal being the boundary. M…

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  Magheralin · 2.9 km

  Magheralin is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A3 road between Moira and Lurgan, beside the River Lagan. It had a population of 2,041 people in the 2021 census. The civil…

• Lurganville · 3.3 km

  Lurganville is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 102 people. It is situated in the Lisburn City Council area. Locally significant buildings incl…

• Ballymacmaine · 3.5 km

  Ballymacmaine is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. it is between Dollingstown and Magheralin, on the A3 route from Lurgan to Moira. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 57 people. It…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)