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Cookstown

Cookstown is a town in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 11,081. It has 6 schools, 1 GP surgery, 5 pharmacies, 5 supermarkets, 3 parks and greens, and around 9 restaurants and cafés, along with 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cookstown 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

6°CLight rain

  • Today: 9° / 4° · 85% rain
  • Tomorrow: 13° / 4° · Light drizzle

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 08:11Sunset 18:10

9h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Monaghan Town, Ireland

Food hygiene

154 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 136 rated 4–5 ★ (125 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)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (0.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 190.7p · Asda (0.9 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Burnavon Theatre (0.5 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

10,990 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

201 jobs advertised · £39,930 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, R&D Engineer, Production Operator

Source: Adzuna

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 Mid Ulster:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Holy Trinity College, Cookstown · 0.2 km

    Holy Trinity College is an 11–18 mixed Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1994 through the amalgamation of St Patrick’s High School and…

  • St Ciaran's College · 0.2 km

    Saint Ciaran's College is a co-educational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the Education Authority (Southern) area.

  • Cookstown Fr. Rock's GAC · 0.3 km

    Cookstown Fr. Rock's Gaelic Athletic Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The club fields male and female teams across a multitude of age groups ranging fro…

  • Cookstown District Council · 0.3 km

    Cookstown District Council was a district council covering an area largely in County Tyrone and partly in County Londonderry. It merged with Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council and Magherafelt District Council…

  • East Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) · 0.3 km

    East Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

  • Cookstown railway station · 0.4 km

    Cookstown railway station was one of two railway stations serving the town of Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Cookstown?
Cookstown is a town in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, in the Mid Ulster local authority.
What is the population of Cookstown?
Cookstown has an approximate settlement population of 11,081.