Burren
Burren is a settlement in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. It has one school and one park or green, with two bus stops serving the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Burren area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- County
- Newry, Mourne and Down
Weather
6°CModerate rain
- Today: 12° / 5° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 8° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:10Sunset 18:07
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
23 food businesses within 2 miles
- 22 rated 4–5 ★ (20 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
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 100 kW
- Nearest: Havelock Place, Warrenpoint (3.8 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
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
Burren, County Down · 0.2 kmBurren is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is near Warrenpoint. It is not to be confused with the Burren area in County Clare.
- Burren GAA · 0.6 km
Burren GAA, also known as St Mary's Burren GAA, is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Burren, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Warrenpoint Town F.C. · 1.6 kmWarrenpoint Town Football Club, referred to as Warrenpoint Town, or "The Point", is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club that plays in the NIFL Championship. Warrenpoint Town are a part of the Mid-Ulster F…
- Milltown (stadium) · 1.6 km
Milltown is a football stadium in Warrenpoint, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Warrenpoint Town of the NIFL Premier Intermediate League. The stadium sits in the larger Milltown Sports Complex,…
- Aghavilly · 1.9 km
Aghavilly is a rural townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has an area of 423.05 acres (1.71 km2). It is situated in the civil parish of Clonallan and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half, located 2…
- Aghnamoira · 1.9 km
Aghnamoira is a rural townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has an area of 569.63 acres (2.31 km2). It is situated in the civil parish of Clonallan and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half, located…
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