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
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
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:
- Urgently review & adjust steel import quota & tariff changes - effective 01/07187 local signatures · 10,279 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after94 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth68 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately67 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Require accessible changing benches for disabled children in public venues59 local signatures · 11,756 nationwide
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 kmCookstown 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 kmEast Tyrone was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Cookstown railway station · 0.4 kmCookstown 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)
Nearby towns
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.