Where is Castlewellan?

Castlewellan is a town in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, in the Newry, Mourne and Down local authority.

What is the population of Castlewellan?

Castlewellan has an approximate settlement population of 2,499.

Castlewellan

Castlewellan is a village in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 2,499. It has around 4 schools, 2 GPs & clinics, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, around 40 parks & greens, and around 6 restaurants and cafés, with 15 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Castlewellan 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

10°CLight rain shower

Today: 10° / 7° · 69% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 5° · 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

59 food businesses within 2 miles

49 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
4 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

10 charging locations within ~8 km

4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 100 kW
Nearest: Main Street (0.1 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)

Jobs

15 jobs advertised · £33,320 avg

e.g. End User Technology Lead, Corporate Lawyer, Care Assistant

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 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

Castlewellan GAC · 0.2 km
Castlewellan GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland. The club promotes the Gaelic games of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie and other cultural and social pursuits. Th…
Castlewellan Forest Park · 1.2 km
Castlewellan Forest Park is located in the town of Castlewellan in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Burrenwood · 1.2 km
Burrenwood is a cottage orné or country house and estate near Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Castlewellan · 1.3 km
Castlewellan is a small market town in County Down, in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea. It is 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Downpatrick and 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Newcastle. Lying be…
Soma Festival · 1.3 km
The Soma Festival is an annual music, arts, and cultural festival. The festival includes concerts, musical performances, well-being activities, art exhibitions, food and drink stalls, language events, music workshops,…
Ballylough · 1.3 km
Ballylough is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Newcastle and just east of Castlewellan and northeast of Annsborough.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Frequently asked questions

Where is Castlewellan?: Castlewellan is a town in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, in the Newry, Mourne and Down local authority.
What is the population of Castlewellan?: Castlewellan has an approximate settlement population of 2,499.