Ballygawley
Ballygawley is a village in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 711. It has around 3 schools, around 3 parks & greens, around 1 restaurants and cafés, and 1 bus stop. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ballygawley area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Mid Ulster
- County
- Mid Ulster
Weather
7°CLight rain
- Today: 13° / 5° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:14Sunset 18:10
9h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Monaghan Town, Ireland
Food hygiene
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 17 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£195,453 average▲ 10.5% YoY
Across Mid Ulster · to 2026-07
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Ballygawley Park and Ride (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Pat Cullen
Sinn Féin
Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
No overall control
- SF 19
- DUP 11
- UUP 2
- SDLP 5
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
10,990 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,124 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction8.0
- Feeling worthwhile8.3
- Happiness yesterday8.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)1.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Fermanagh and South Tyrone:
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings157 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately87 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Urgently review & adjust steel import quota & tariff changes - effective 01/0786 local signatures · 10,279 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills81 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth66 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Ballygawley, County Tyrone · 0.1 kmBallygawley or Ballygawly is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is about 14 miles (20 km) west of Dungannon, near the meeting of the A5 Derry–Dublin and A4 Dungannon–Enniskillen roads.
- Attack on Ballygawley barracks · 0.1 km
On 7 December 1985 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base at Ballygawley, County Tyrone. Two RUC officers were shot dead and the base was raked with gunfire befor…
- Attack on RUC Birches barracks · 0.2 km
On 11 August 1986, the East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) attacked the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base at The Birches near Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The unmanned…
Bockets · 4.8 kmBockets is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Dungannon Lower and the civil parish of Killeeshil and covers an area of 667 acres (270 ha).
- Favour Royal · 5.0 km
Favour Royal is a manor and estate in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is located in the townland of Favor Royal Demesne, around 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Augher, close to the Irish border. It is within the parish o…
1990 British Army Gazelle shootdown · 5.8 kmOn 11 February 1990, an active service unit of the Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade shot down a British Army Gazelle helicopter along the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It took place b…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballygawley?
- Ballygawley is a town in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, in the Mid Ulster local authority.
- What is the population of Ballygawley?
- Ballygawley has an approximate settlement population of 711.