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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
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

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

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

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:

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 km

    St 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.

  • Draperstown · 1.3 km

    Draperstown is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballinascreen and is part of Mid-Ulster district. It is also part of the Church of Irela…

  • Mormeal · 1.8 km

    Mormeal is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the west of the parish with the Altagoan river to its west forming the parish boundary with Ballyna…

  • Granny (townland) · 2.1 km

    Granny is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the west of the parish on the boundary of the civil parish of Ballynascreen, and is bounded by the t…

  • Moybeg Kirley · 2.5 km

    Moybeg Kirley is a townland lying within the civil parish of Kilcronaghan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is in the north-west of the parish, with the Moyola River forming its northern boundary. It is bounde…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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.