Carncastle
Carncastle is a town or village in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,100. It has 1 park or green. The nearest railway station is Carnfunnock Family Fun Zone Miniature Railway, 2.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carncastle area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Mid and East Antrim
- County
- Mid and East Antrim
Weather
7°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 13° / 5° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:10Sunset 18:04
9h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
9 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£177,450 average▲ 8.2% YoY
Across Mid and East Antrim · to 2026-07
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: Ballygally Castle (2.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Council control
No overall control
- SF 4
- DUP 12
- Alli 7
- UUP 8
- Oth 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
6,260 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,320 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.2
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Antrim:
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately134 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings128 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills122 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases111 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth100 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Carncastle · 0.0 kmCarncastle or Cairncastle is a small village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is near the town of Larne and inland from the village of Ballygally. It had a population of 66 people in the 2001 Ce…
- Solar, County Antrim · 1.2 km
Solar is a townland of 42 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the Antrim coast, 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Larne, in the civil parish of Carncastle and the historic barony of Glenarm Upper.
- Latharna Óg GAC · 1.7 km
The Latharna Óg Gaelic Athletic Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Larne (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) · 2.0 kmLarne was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Ballygally Castle · 2.2 kmBallygally Castle is in the village of Ballygally, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, located approximately 3 miles north of Larne. The castle overlooks the sea at the head of Ballygally Bay. It is now run as a hotel an…
Ballygally · 2.3 kmBallygally or Ballygalley is a village and holiday resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland which lies on the Antrim coast, approximately 3 miles north of Larne. It is also a townland of 769 acres and is situated in…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)