Cullybackey
Cullybackey is a village in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 2,502. It has two schools, two GPs & clinics, one supermarket, two parks & greens, and around five restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Cullybackey, 0.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cullybackey area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Mid and East Antrim
- County
- Mid and East Antrim
Weather
14°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 15° / 9° · 64% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 20:02
13h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Ballymena Ballykeel, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
26 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (19 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 (5.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 172.9p · Asda (5.3 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
17 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: HRL Bridge Service Station (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Jim Allister
Traditional Unionist Voice
North Antrim
Recent votes:
- NoMotion to sit in private
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
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
Local businesses
6,115 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised
e.g. Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
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 North Antrim:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s263 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership205 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office139 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills120 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings110 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Cullybackey · 0.0 kmCullybackey or Cullybacky is a large village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 3 miles north-west of Ballymena, on the banks of the River Main, and is part of Mid and East Antrim district. It had a populatio…
Cullybackey railway station · 0.2 kmCullybackey railway station serves the village of Cullybackey in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
- Artibrannan · 1.8 km
Artibrannan is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Ballymena. It is situated in the historic barony of Toome Lower and the civil parishes of Ahoghill and Craigs and covers an area of 112 acres.
Galgorm Parks · 3.3 kmGalgorm is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 1 km west of Ballymena. It is part of the civil parish of Ahoghill. Administratively, it is in the Borough of Ballymena.
Gracehill Moravian Church · 4.1 kmGracehill Moravian Church is the church of the Moravian settlement of Gracehill, County Antrim in Northern Ireland. A prominent feature is the raised pulpit, reflecting the importance Protestant churches give to preac…
Ballymena Academy · 4.3 kmBallymena Academy is a mixed gender, voluntary grammar school in the market town of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1828 as a small provincial school for children in the town and surrou…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cullybackey?
- Cullybackey is a town in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the Mid and East Antrim local authority.
- What is the population of Cullybackey?
- Cullybackey has an approximate settlement population of 2,502.