Kilclief
Kilclief is a village in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. It features one school and 32 parks and greens. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kilclief area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- County
- Newry, Mourne and Down
Weather
12°COvercast
- Today: 16° / 11° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:58
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 · North Down Holywood A2, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
4 food businesses within 2 miles
- 4 rated 4–5 ★ (4 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
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Quayside Parking (4.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Your MP
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party
Strangford
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
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)
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
Kilclief · 0.4 kmKilclief is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic baronies of Lecale Lower and Lecale Upper. It is also a townland of 623 acres.
Kilclief Castle · 0.6 kmKilclief Castle is a tower-house castle beside Strangford Lough and 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the village of Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland. Kilclief is a hamlet on the Strangford to Ardglass road.
Angus Rock · 1.6 kmAngus Rock is a skerry off the coast of the Ards Peninsula it is located 0.9 miles east of Kilclief, County Down, Northern Ireland. It has an area of 0.4 acres (1.62 km2). It is mainly known for its lighthouse, the li…
- RAF Bishops Court · 3.3 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 · 3.7 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…
St Cooey's Wells · 3.7 kmSt Cooey's Wells, also called St Cowey's Wells, is the location of three holy wells, and the remains of a 7th century church; it is located in Tara Bay, near Portaferry, County Down. The site is dedicated to St Cooey,…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)