Camlough

Camlough is a settlement in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, with around 1 school, around 7 parks or green spaces, around 2 restaurants or cafés, and the nearest railway station at Newry, 4.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Camlough 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

11°COvercast

Today: 15° / 7° · 30% rain
Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:59

13h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US 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 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

EV charging

19 charging locations within ~8 km

4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 100 kW
Nearest: CR Morrow-Hyundai (4.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

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

10,705 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Music Tutor in Camlough – Flexible & Remote, Become a Psychology Tutor in Camlough – Flexible & Remote, Online Music Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

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:

Do not ban social media for under 16s291 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership156 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test131 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Review discharge of mental health patients112 local signatures · 14,552 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth90 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

Camlough · 1.6 km
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Corrinshego · 2.5 km
Corrinshego is a townland in the Parish of Middle Killeavy, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It lies 1.6 km to the west of Newry in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.
St Paul's High School, Bessbrook · 2.7 km
St. Paul's High School, Bessbrook is an all-ability, co-educational English-Medium secondary school located on the outskirts of Bessbrook near Newry, County Armagh. It is a Catholic-maintained day school for boys and…
Lislea · 2.8 km
Lislea is a small village and townland near Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the civil parish of Killevy and the historic barony of Orior Upper. Today it is within the Newry, Mourne and…
Ballard, County Armagh · 2.9 km
Ballard is a townland on the upper slopes of Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the parish of Killevy, Barony of Orior Upper and the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area.
Craobh Rua GAA · 3.2 km
Craobh Rua Camlocha (CRC) is a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club located in Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The club is solely concerned with the game of hurling.