Killyleagh
Killyleagh is a village in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 2,591. It has around 2 schools, 1 pharmacy, 2 supermarkets, 10 parks and greens, 7 restaurants and cafés, and 9 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Killyleagh area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- County
- Newry, Mourne and Down
Weather
17°CSunny
- Today: 17° / 9° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:59
13h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · North Down Holywood A2, United Kingdom
Food hygiene
20 food businesses within 2 miles
- 19 rated 4–5 ★ (18 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
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Castle Street (6.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
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
1 jobs advertised · £15,600 avg
e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland – start today
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
- Killyleagh (Parliament of Ireland constituency) · 0.1 km
Killyleagh was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. It was named for the village of Killyleagh.
Killyleagh · 0.2 kmKillyleagh is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick, on the western side of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 2,787 people in the 202…
Killyleagh Castle · 0.4 kmKillyleagh Castle is a castle in the village of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited castles in the country, with parts dating back to 1180. It follows the archit…
- Shrigley, County Down · 1.5 km
Shrigley is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland about a mile north-west of Killyleagh. It is named after Pott Shrigley in Cheshire. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 456. It lies within the Down…
- Delamont Country Park · 2.7 km
Delamont Country Park is located on the shores of Strangford Lough in County Down, Northern Ireland. It covers an area of approximately 200 acres 2 km south of Killyleagh. It is currently maintained by Newry, Mourne a…
- Ardigon · 3.3 km
Ardigon is a rural townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has an area of 484.5 acres (1.961 km2). It is situated in the civil parish of Killyleagh and the historic barony of Dufferin, located 2 miles west of Ki…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Killyleagh?
- Killyleagh is a town in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, in the Newry, Mourne and Down local authority.
- What is the population of Killyleagh?
- Killyleagh has an approximate settlement population of 2,591.