Ballymartin

Ballymartin is a town or village in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ballymartin area — all from official UK open data.

Council: Newry, Mourne and Down
County: Newry, Mourne and Down

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

7°CLight rain

Today: 8° / 6° · 70% rain
Tomorrow: 14° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 17:04

9h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

Food hygiene

16 food businesses within 2 miles

15 rated 4–5 ★ (14 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)

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 150 kW
Nearest: Leestone Caravan Park (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Chris Hazzard

Sinn Féin

South Down

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

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 South Down:

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth103 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately89 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills66 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Review discharge of mental health patients61 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
Add fish-eating birds to Schedule 2.1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 198152 local signatures · 15,736 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

Longstone GAC · 3.4 km
Longstone GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Annalong, County Down, Northern Ireland. Set at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in the Lower Mourne parish, the club caters for Gaelic Football, Camogie, and mor…
Kilkeel Lifeboat Station · 3.7 km
Kilkeel Lifeboat Station sits on the northern side of the harbour at Kilkeel, a town approximately 18 miles (29 km) south-east of Newry, home to the largest fishing fleet in Northern Ireland, located on the south-eas…
Tullaghmurray Lass · 3.7 km
The Tullaghmurray Lass was a prawn fishing boat based in Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Kilkeel · 3.8 km
Kilkeel is a small town and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the main fishing port on the Down coast, and its harbour is home to the largest fishing fleet in Northern Ireland…
Kilkeel High School · 4.2 km
Kilkeel High School is a controlled secondary school located in Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board area.
Annalong · 4.3 km
Annalong is a seaside village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, 8 miles (13 km) south of Newcastle. Annalong is in the civil parish of Kilkeel, the barony of Mourne, and the…