Connor
Connor is a village in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,778. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 1 GP surgery or clinic, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 1 park or green space. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Connor area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Mid and East Antrim
- County
- Mid and East Antrim
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 15° / 8° · 49% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:59
13h 15m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Ballymena Ballykeel, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
22 food businesses within 2 miles
- 15 rated 4–5 ★ (14 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)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Asda (9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 172.9p · Asda (9 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 400 kW
- Nearest: McCools SuperValu (1.6 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
6,115 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
37 jobs advertised · £52,076 avg
e.g. Recruitment Administrator (12 month contract), Matter Orchestration Manager, Car Sales Manager
Source: Adzuna
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 South Antrim:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s324 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership242 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office163 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test162 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth143 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Kells and Connor · 1.7 kmKells is a village near Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The village of Connor lies close by, and the two are often spoken of collectively. Kells and Connor had a population of 2,053 people in the 2011 ce…
Kells railway station (Northern Ireland) · 1.8 kmKells railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.
Moorfields railway station (Northern Ireland) · 4.4 kmMoorfields railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.
Ramble Inn attack · 5.0 kmThe Ramble Inn attack was a mass shooting at a rural pub on 2 July 1976 near Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is believed to have been carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary organisation.…
Aughalish · 5.8 kmAughalish is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Toome Upper and the civil parish of Drummaul and covers an area of 93 acres.
- Cambridge House Grammar School · 5.9 km
Cambridge House Grammar School is a mixed grammar school in the County Antrim town of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, within the North Eastern Region of the Education Authority.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Mid and East Antrim with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Connor?
- Connor is a town in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the Mid and East Antrim local authority.
- What is the population of Connor?
- Connor has an approximate settlement population of 1,778.