Upperlands

14°CSunny

• Today: 15° / 9° · 53% rain
• Tomorrow: 14° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 20:03

13h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Ballymena Ballykeel, United Kingdom

13 food businesses within 2 miles

• 12 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£195,453 average▲ 10.5% YoY

Across Mid Ulster · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Crawford's Express (4.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Mr Cathal Mallaghan

Sinn Féin

Mid Ulster

Source: UK Parliament

No overall control

• SF 19
• DUP 11
• UUP 2
• SDLP 5
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

10,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

12 jobs advertised · £34,400 avg

e.g. Knowledge Paralegal - Global Financial Markets, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Senior Pitch Assistant

Source: Adzuna

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

• 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

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

• Upperlands railway station · 0.0 km

  Upperlands railway station was on the Derry Central Railway which ran from Magherafelt to Macfin Junction in Northern Ireland. The station served Upperlands.

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  Upperlands · 0.1 km

  Upperlands is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated 3 miles north east of Maghera. It lies within the civil parish of Maghera, the historic barony of Loughinsholin, and is situated wi…

• Ballymacilcurr · 1.7 km

  Ballymacilcurr is a townland lying within the civil parish of Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies in the west of the parish, and is bounded on the north by the Grillagh river. It is also bounded by…

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  Culnady · 1.8 km

  Culnady is a small village near Maghera in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated within the Mid-Ulster District.

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  Knockoneil River · 2.9 km

  The Knockoneil River, is a small to medium-sized river in Northern Ireland, located near Maghera. It is the longest river on the Clady River system, It starts on Carntogher Mountain then flows eastwards towards Swatra…

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  Grillagh River · 2.9 km

  The Grillagh River is a small river located outside Maghera, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It starts in Slaughtneil Carntogher Mountain. The Grillagh River Means The Muddy River. Four Arterys Meaning Headstr…

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