Altnamackan
Altnamackan is a village in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. It has 1 school. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Altnamackan area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- County
- Newry, Mourne and Down
Weather
9°CClear
- Today: 13° / 5° · 90% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:12Sunset 18:09
9h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland
Food hygiene
4 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Source: OpenStreetMap
House prices
£220,572 average▲ 12.8% YoY
Across Newry, Mourne and Down · to 2026-07
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Your MP
Dáire Hughes
Sinn Féin
Newry and Armagh
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
No overall control
- SF 20
- DUP 5
- Alli 4
- UUP 1
- SDLP 8
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
10,830 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,824 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newry and Armagh:
- Review discharge of mental health patients112 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth90 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately82 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills70 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Amend standards for PIP to clearly include type 1 diabetics70 local signatures · 17,663 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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- Walker's Bar attack · 1.4 km
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- Cullyhanna · 4.9 km
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)