Headwood
Headwood is a town or village in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland. The nearest railway station is Glynn, 7.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Headwood area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Mid and East Antrim
- County
- Mid and East Antrim
Weather
12°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 15° / 9° · 39% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · 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
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · North Down Holywood A2, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
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: 155.9p · Asda (8.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 180.9p · Asda (8.8 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: HRL Kilwaughter (3.8 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)
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s314 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership232 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office202 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings126 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills121 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Headwood railway station · 0.8 kmHeadwood railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.
Kilwaughter · 2.5 kmKilwaughter is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near the town of Larne. It is in an electoral ward situated within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. Kilwaughter is a rural village or ham…
- Kilwaughter Halt railway station · 2.6 km
Kilwaughter Halt railway station was on the Ballymena and Larne Railway which ran from Ballymena to Larne in Northern Ireland.
- Ballyboley Junction railway station · 2.9 km
Ballyboley Junction railway station was the junction for the branch line to Doagh via Ballyclare (B&L) in Northern Ireland.
- Ballyboley (Ballycor) · 3.1 km
Ballyboley is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland in the barony of Antrim Upper.
- Mounthill · 3.5 km
Mounthill is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Larne. In the 2021 Census, it had a population of 128 people. It is situated in the Larne Borough Council area.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)