Upperlands

9°CLight rain

• Today: 9° / 6° · 68% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 17:05

9h 49m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

13 food businesses within 2 miles

• 13 rated 4–5 ★ (13 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 2026-07

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)

10,990 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

11 jobs advertised · £45,189 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Working Capital Manager, Electrical Estimator

Source: Adzuna

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

• 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:

• 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

• 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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