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Greenisland

Greenisland is a town in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 5,073. It has three schools, one GP surgery, one pharmacy, one supermarket, one park, and around two restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Greenisland, 0.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Greenisland 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

10°CHeavy rain

  • Today: 13° / 3° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 08:10Sunset 18:04

9h 55m 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

78 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 71 rated 4–5 ★ (66 top)
  • 3 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)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Asda (9.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Asda (9.9 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: Park and Ride, Lynda Avenue (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist Party

East Antrim

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

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

6,260 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £30,611 avg

e.g. Cleaner, Hotel Kitchen - Team Member, Nights - Team Member

Source: Adzuna

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Greenisland railway station · 0.1 km

    Greenisland railway station serves Greenisland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station opened on 11 April 1848 as Carrickfergus Junction. It was renamed on 10 January 1893. The station used to be larger, with…

  • Greenisland (cricket ground) · 0.4 km

    Greenisland was a cricket ground in Greenisland, Northern Ireland, used first by Greenisland Cricket Club, and then by Cliftonville Cricket Club from 1990 to 2007. Since 2008, the owners of the ground, Greenisland War…

  • Knockagh Monument · 1.2 km

    The Knockagh Monument is a war memorial in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on top of Knockagh Hill, above the village of Greenisland with a panoramic view of the city of Belfast.

  • Greenisland · 1.3 km

    Greenisland is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 7 miles north-east of Belfast and 3 miles south-west of Carrickfergus. The town is on the coast of Belfast Lough and is named after a tiny islet to the…

  • Belfast High School · 1.6 km

    Belfast High School (BHS) is a co-educational voluntary grammar school in Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1854 and is within the North Eastern Region of the Education…

  • Trooperslane railway station · 1.9 km

    Trooperslane railway station serves the hamlet of Trooperslane in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Greenisland?
Greenisland is a town in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the Mid and East Antrim local authority.
What is the population of Greenisland?
Greenisland has an approximate settlement population of 5,073.