Dundrum
Dundrum is a village in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 1,090. It has around 1 school, 1 GP surgery or clinic, 31 parks and greens, and 7 restaurants and cafés, along with 13 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dundrum area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- County
- Newry, Mourne and Down
Weather
10°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 8° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 14° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:59
13h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Lisburn Dunmurry Seymour Hill, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 17 rated 4–5 ★ (13 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
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 100 kW
- Nearest: French's Cafe & Bistro (3.6 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
Local businesses
10,705 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
15 jobs advertised · £25,272 avg
e.g. Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time, Online Accounting Tutoring Job in Dundrum – Flexible Schedule, Online Accounting 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 South Down:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s266 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership188 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test113 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Reduce Vehicle Excise Duty by 50% for vehicles aged 20 to 39 years112 local signatures · 54,314 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth103 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Dundrum railway station · 0.1 km
Dundrum railway station was on the Belfast and County Down Railway which ran from Belfast to Newcastle, County Down in Northern Ireland.
Dundrum, County Down · 0.9 kmDundrum is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Dundrum Bay, about four miles outside Newcastle on the A2 road. The village is best known for its ruined Norman castle. The village had…
Dundrum Castle · 1.9 kmDundrum Castle, a ruin standing over the town of Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was constructed by John de Courcy, sometime near the beginning of the 13th century, following his invasion of Ulster. The cas…
Mount Panther · 2.2 kmMount Panther is an historic country house located between Dundrum and Clough in Northern Ireland. The house dates from the 1700s and has been derelict for some years. In 2009 it was offered for sale for £5M along wit…
- Murlough Nature Reserve · 2.6 km
Murlough Nature Reserve is a dune heathland on the coast of County Down in Northern Ireland, near Newcastle. It is on a peninsula between Dundrum Bay and Murlough Bay and has views of Slieve Donard, the highest peak i…
Abercorn Barracks · 2.9 kmAbercorn Barracks, sometimes referred to as Ballykinlar Barracks or Ballykinler Barracks, is a former military base in Ballykinler in County Down, Northern Ireland. The surrounding training area is retained by the Min…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dundrum?
- Dundrum is a town in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, in the Newry, Mourne and Down local authority.
- What is the population of Dundrum?
- Dundrum has an approximate settlement population of 1,090.