Ballynoe

7°CClear

• Today: 11° / 7° · 85% rain
• Tomorrow: 14° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 08:06Sunset 18:07

10h 1m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

13 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£220,572 average▲ 12.8% YoY

Across Newry, Mourne and Down · to 2026-07

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Ballymote Sports & Wellbeing Centre (3.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Chris Hazzard

Sinn Féin

South Down

Source: UK Parliament

No overall control

• SF 20
• DUP 5
• Alli 4
• UUP 1
• SDLP 8
• Oth 3

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

10,830 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

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

• 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

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

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  Ardtole · 0.1 km

  Ardtole is a townland of 431 acres in County Down, Northern Ireland, near Ardglass. It is situated in the civil parish of Ardglass and the historic barony of Lecale Lower. The southern part of Ardtole townland is know…

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  Ballynoe, County Down · 0.1 km

  Ballynoe is a settlement and townland, south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The townland is approximately 0.84 km2 in area. It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and the historic barony of Lec…

• Ballynoe stone circle · 0.5 km

  Ballynoe Stone Circle is a complex multi-phase site, meaning its use spans multiple periods of human history. It is believed to be some 5,000 years old dating from the late Neolithic into the Early Bronze Age. The sto…

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  Legamaddy · 1.1 km

  Legamaddy is a townland located in County Down, Northern Ireland, within the civil parish of Bright and the barony of Lecale Upper. The Irish name for Legamaddy is "Lag an Mhadaidh," which translates to "Hollow of the…

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  Erenagh, County Down · 1.4 km

  Erenagh is a townland, south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The townland is approximately 1.6 km2 in area. It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and the historic barony of Lecale Upper.

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  Ballylucas · 1.8 km

  Ballylucas is a townland five kilometres south of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 1.22 km2 in area. Ballylucas is located in the Electoral Division of Tyrella, within the Civil Parish of Rathmullan,…

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