Downpatrick

4°CClear

• Today: 11° / 3° · 86% rain
• Tomorrow: 13° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 08:06Sunset 18:07

10h 1m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

124 food businesses within 2 miles

• 107 rated 4–5 ★ (97 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£220,572 average▲ 12.8% YoY

Across Newry, Mourne and Down · to 2026-07

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

8 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Church Street/Saul Link (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Chris Hazzard

Sinn Féin

South Down

Source: UK Parliament

No overall control

• SF 20
• DUP 5
• Alli 4
• UUP 1
• SDLP 8
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

10,830 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

101 jobs advertised · £31,785 avg

e.g. End User Computing Lead, Production Operative, Bacon Factory, WCA Nurse Assessor

Source: Adzuna

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

• 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

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

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  Down Arts Centre · 0.1 km

  The Down Arts Centre, formerly Downpatrick Town Hall and also Downpatrick Assembly Rooms, is a municipal structure in Irish Street in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The structure, which was the meeting pl…

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  Downpatrick Courthouse · 0.3 km

  Downpatrick Courthouse is a judicial facility on English Street, Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The courthouse, which served as the headquarters of Down County Council from 1899 to 1973, is a Grade B+ lis…

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  Saint Patrick Visitor Centre · 0.3 km

  The Saint Patrick Visitor Centre is a modern exhibition complex located in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a permanent interpretative exhibition centre featuring interactive displays on the life and…

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  Down Cathedral · 0.5 km

  Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. It stands on Cathedral Hill overlooking the town. It is…

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  Downpatrick and County Down Railway · 0.5 km

  The Downpatrick and County Down Railway (DCDR) is a 5 foot, 3 inch gauge heritage railway in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is operated by volunteers and runs passenger trains using steam and diesel locomotives, di…

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  St Patrick's Grammar School, Downpatrick · 0.6 km

  Saint Patrick's Grammar School was a Catholic grammar school located in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was owned by the De La Salle Brothers. It had an enrolment of around 725 students, with girls admi…

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