Purdysburn
Purdysburn is a town in Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 2 schools, 1 parks and greens, and 4 restaurants and cafés. The nearest railway station is Balmoral, 5.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Purdysburn area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
- County
- Lisburn and Castlereagh
Weather
4°CCloudy
- Today: 9° / 3° · 87% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 3° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:08Sunset 18:07
10h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
98 food businesses within 2 miles
- 93 rated 4–5 ★ (85 top)
- 1 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
68 charging locations within ~8 km
- 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Cairns Hill Park & Ride (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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)
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 South and Mid Down:
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after110 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately96 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills94 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Reform regulation through the GMC to put patient safety and fairness first93 local signatures · 14,694 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth82 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Knockbracken Healthcare Park · 0.9 kmThe Knockbracken Healthcare Park is a mental health facility based on the Saintfield Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
- Carryduff River · 1.0 km
The Carryduff River is a minor river in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a direct tributary of the River Lagan and is not navigable.
- HM Prison Hydebank Wood · 1.2 km
HM Prison Hydebank Wood, also known as Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison, is a women's prison and young offender's centre located in South Belfast.
Belvoir Park Hospital · 1.6 kmBelvoir Park Hospital was a cancer treatment specialist hospital situated in Newtownbreda, South Belfast, Northern Ireland. Belvoir Park held Northern Ireland's only radiotherapy unit, until the opening of a new cance…
Ballylesson · 2.0 kmBallylesson is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the 2021 Census it had a population of 121 people. The village lies within the Lagan Valley Regional Park and the Lisburn City Council a…
Giant's Ring · 2.3 kmThe Giant's Ring is a henge monument at Ballynahatty, near Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The site is a State Care Historic Monument and also a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)