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
10°CLight rain shower
- Today: 11° / 9° · 57% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 17:02
9h 52m 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
26 food businesses within 2 miles
- 25 rated 4–5 ★ (25 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)
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)
Jobs
50 jobs advertised · £30,773 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver / Car, Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites, Property Reset Cleaners
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 seizure training mandatory in all child and vulnerable adult work settings185 local signatures · 11,850 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth131 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately126 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases122 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills112 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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)