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Larne

Larne is a town in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 18,421. It has 8 schools, 5 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, 2 supermarkets, 15 parks and greens, and 35 restaurants and cafés, 13 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Larne Town, 0.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Larne 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

13°CCloudy

  • Today: 15° / 10° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 20:00

13h 19m 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 · North Down Holywood A2, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

156 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 136 rated 4–5 ★ (124 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)

EV charging

12 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: Circular Road West Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist Party

East Antrim

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

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

6,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

75 jobs advertised · £42,707 avg

e.g. Peerpoint Resourcing Manager, Recruitment Administrator (12 month contract), Class 1 HGV Driver

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 East Antrim:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Larne Town railway station · 0.2 km

    Larne Town railway station serves Larne in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. This station opened in 1974, and is one of two stations in the town, the other being Larne Harbour. It is the penultimate stop on the Belfast…

  • Larne House Short Term Holding Facility · 0.2 km

    Larne House Short Term Holding Facility is an immigration detention facility in Larne, Northern Ireland, where individuals are held while awaiting decisions on their asylum claim or considered for deportation from t…

  • Larne · 0.3 km

    Larne is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,853 at the 2021 census. It is a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port. Larne is within the Mid and East Antrim…

  • Larne Town Hall · 0.4 km

    Larne Town Hall is a municipal structure in Upper Cross Street in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The structure, which was the meeting place of Larne Borough Council, is a Grade B+ listed building.

  • Moyle Hospital · 0.5 km

    The Moyle Hospital is a health facility in Gloucester Avenue, Larne, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.

  • Inver, County Antrim · 0.6 km

    Inver is a civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland located in the barony of Belfast Lower.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Larne?
Larne is a town in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, in the Mid and East Antrim local authority.
What is the population of Larne?
Larne has an approximate settlement population of 18,421.