Carrickfergus

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 5° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 08:08Sunset 18:06

9h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

163 food businesses within 2 miles

• 141 rated 4–5 ★ (131 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£177,450 average▲ 8.2% YoY

Across Mid and East Antrim · to 2026-07

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 159.7p · Asda (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (10.8 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Carrickfergus Park and Ride (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist Party

East Antrim

Source: UK Parliament

No overall control

• SF 4
• DUP 12
• Alli 7
• UUP 8
• Oth 9

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

6,260 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

98 jobs advertised · £36,456 avg

e.g. End User Technology Lead, Financial Controller, Caretaker

Source: Adzuna

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

• 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

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

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  Carrickfergus Town Hall · 0.0 km

  Carrickfergus Town Hall is a municipal structure in Joymount in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Carrickfergus Borough Council, is a Grade B+ listed building.

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  Carrickfergus · 0.3 km

  Carrickfergus is a historic coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, 11 miles (18 km) from Belfast. The town had a population of 28,141 at the 2021 census. It is Co…

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  Carrickfergus Castle · 0.3 km

  Carrickfergus Castle is a Norman castle in Northern Ireland, situated in the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. Besieged in turn by the Scottish, rebel Irish, English, and…

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  Carrickfergus railway station · 0.3 km

  Carrickfergus railway station serves the centre of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In addition to this, Clipperstown serves the west of the town, and Downshire the east.

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  Battle of Carrickfergus (1597) · 0.3 km

  The Battle of Carrickfergus took place in November 1597, in the province of Ulster in what is now County Antrim, Northern Ireland, during the Nine Years War. It was fought between the crown forces of Queen Elizabeth I…

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  Carrickfergus Lifeboat Station · 0.4 km

  Carrickfergus Lifeboat Station was located alongside the east pier at Carrickfergus, a town on the north shore of Belfast Lough, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)