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Carnlough

Carnlough is a village in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,427. It has two schools, two parks and greens, one restaurant or café, and 1 bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carnlough area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Mid and East Antrim
County
Mid and East Antrim
Northern Ireland isn’t covered by some Great Britain data sources, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care ratings, rents, affordability, life expectancy and neighbourhood deprivation aren’t shown here. House prices, weather, air quality, food hygiene, fuel, your MP, council control, petitions and notable places do apply.

Weather

13°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 14° / 8° · 54% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:58

13h 15m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Ballymena Ballykeel, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

20 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 18 rated 4–5 ★ (15 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 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 100 kW
  • Nearest: Spar Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist Party

East Antrim

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

6,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

2.7% 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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Carnlough · 0.2 km

    Carnlough is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in Mid and East Antrim district, as well the historic barony of Glenarm Lower, and the civil parishes of Ardclinis and Tickmacrevan. The villag…

  • Glenariff Iron Ore and Harbour Company · 3.5 km

    The Glenariff Iron Ore and Harbour Company (GIOH) was a railway and harbour company in Glenariff, County Antrim, in what is now Northern Ireland. It operated Red Bay Pier on the Antrim coast and about 4 miles (6.4 km)…

  • Glenarm Castle · 3.6 km

    Glenarm Castle, Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is the ancestral home of the Earl of Antrim.

  • Glenarm · 3.6 km

    Glenarm is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the North Channel coast north of the town of Larne and the village of Ballygalley, and south of the village of Carnlough. It is situated in the civil…

  • Aughareamlagh · 4.5 km

    Aughareamlagh is a townland of 800 acres in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km) southwest of Carnlough, in the civil parish of Tickmacrevan and the historic barony of Glena…

  • St Killian's College · 5.9 km

    St Killian's College is a secondary school located in the Glens of Antrim area of Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Carnlough?
Carnlough is a town in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the Mid and East Antrim local authority.
What is the population of Carnlough?
Carnlough has an approximate settlement population of 1,427.