Draperstown
Draperstown is a village in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,734. It has two schools, one GP surgery, one supermarket, three parks and greens, and two restaurants and cafés. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Draperstown area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Mid Ulster
- County
- Mid Ulster
Weather
13°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 15° / 9° · 53% rain
- Tomorrow: 14° / 9° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 20:04
13h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Armagh Lonsdale Road, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
27 food businesses within 2 miles
- 24 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
- 1 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
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: St Patricks Street (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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
10,845 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Programming Tutoring Job in Draperstown – Flexible Schedule, Office Cleaner, Online Geography Tutor - Part Time
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:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s260 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Urgently review & adjust steel import quota & tariff changes - effective 01/07187 local signatures · 10,229 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership142 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test107 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth68 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Draperstown railway station · 1.1 km
Draperstown railway station was on the Draperstown Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Draperstown in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
St Colm's High School, Draperstown · 1.1 kmSt Colm's High School is a secondary school located in Draperstown, Mid-Ulster, Northern Ireland. The school opened in September 1961. It is within the Education Authority region.
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Draperstown?
- Draperstown is a town in Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, in the Mid Ulster local authority.
- What is the population of Draperstown?
- Draperstown has an approximate settlement population of 1,734.