Chapeltown
Chapeltown is a settlement in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. There is 1 school, around 8 parks, and 4 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Chapeltown area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- County
- Newry, Mourne and Down
Weather
15°CSunny
- Today: 16° / 11° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:58
13h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · North Down Holywood A2, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
27 food businesses within 2 miles
- 26 rated 4–5 ★ (26 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)
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
10,705 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
81 jobs advertised · £28,426 avg
e.g. Quantity Surveyor, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Chapeltown (Sheffield) – Flexible Schedule, Become a Portuguese Tutor in Chapeltown (Sheffield) – Flexible & Remote
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 Strangford:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership261 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s259 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings174 local signatures · 11,744 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office172 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test153 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Lecale Coast AONB · 1.2 km
The Lecale Coast AONB was an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) on the Lecale peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Ardtole Church · 1.9 kmArdtole Church is a 15th-century ruined church standing on a hilltop overlooking the Irish Sea and the Isle of Man, 0.75 miles (1.2 km) north-east of the town of Ardglass in County Down, Northern Ireland, at grid ref:…
- RAF Bishops Court · 2.6 km
Royal Air Force Bishops Court or more simply RAF Bishops Court is a former Royal Air Force airfield, radar control and reporting station located on the south east coast of Northern Ireland, approximately 5.8 miles (9.…
Ballyhornan · 2.8 kmBallyhornan is a small village and townland in eastern County Down, Northern Ireland. It is located along the Irish Sea coast, less than 10 miles from Downpatrick. The village had a population of 455 at the 2021 censu…
Ardglass railway station · 2.9 kmArdglass railway station was the terminus of the Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway, which ran from Belfast south to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.
Ardglass Marina · 3.0 kmArdglass Marina, also known as Phennick Cove Marina, is situated in Ardglass, County Down, one of three major fishing ports in Northern Ireland. Ardglass is now one of the safest small harbours on the east coast of Ir…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)