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Bellaghy

Bellaghy is a village in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,072. It has two schools, one GP surgery or clinic, one supermarket, five restaurants or cafés, and no bus stops or railway station data provided. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bellaghy area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Mid Ulster
County
Mid Ulster
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

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 14° / 10° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 20:03

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 · Ballymena Ballykeel, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

20 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 18 rated 4–5 ★ (16 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 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Lough Beg Glamping (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Mr Cathal Mallaghan

Sinn Féin

Mid Ulster

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

10,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised

e.g. Joiner, Skilled Construction Operative, Classroom Assistant (Special Educational Needs)

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

2.1% 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 Mid Ulster:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Bellaghy · 0.1 km

    Bellaghy is a village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies north west of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north east of Magherafelt. In the centre of the village three main roads lead to Magherafelt, Portglen…

  • Seamus Heaney HomePlace · 0.2 km

    The Seamus Heaney HomePlace is an arts and literary centre in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It displays the life and work of Seamus Heaney.

  • Bellaghy Bawn · 0.3 km

    Bellaghy Bawn is a fortified house and bawn in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

  • Wolfe Tones GAA (Bellaghy) · 0.3 km

    Bellaghy Wolfe Tones Gaelic Athletic Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of Derry GAA and currently competes in gaelic football and…

  • St. Mary's Church, Bellaghy · 0.8 km

    St. Mary's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the final resting place of Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Seamus Heaney. It is also the place where IRA hunger-…

  • Deerpark Cottage · 1.1 km

    Deerpark Cottage is a restored thatched cottage near Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Built in the early 19th century, it is a Grade B+ building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bellaghy?
Bellaghy is a town in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, in the Mid Ulster local authority.
What is the population of Bellaghy?
Bellaghy has an approximate settlement population of 1,072.