Minerstown

15°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 16° / 9° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:56

13h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Belfast Centre, United Kingdom

3 food businesses within 2 miles

• 3 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
• 0 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 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Ballymote Sports & Wellbeing Centre (7.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

No overall control

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

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

10,705 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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:

• 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

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  Ballynagallagh · 1.1 km

  Ballynagallagh is a townland, south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The townland is approximately 0.75 km2 in area. It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and the historic barony of Lecale Upper.

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  Ballydargan · 2.1 km

  Ballydargan is a townland eight kilometres south of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Ballydargan is in the parish of Bright. It has a rich and intricate history, deeply connected to its windmill and the Oak…

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  Ballylucas · 2.6 km

  Ballylucas is a townland five kilometres south of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 1.22 km2 in area. Ballylucas is located in the Electoral Division of Tyrella, within the Civil Parish of Rathmullan,…

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  Ballynewport · 2.6 km

  Ballynewport is a townland five kilometres south of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. Ballylucas is 1.1570 km2. Ballynewport is located in the Electoral Division of Tyrella, within the Civil Parish of Rathmu…

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  Bright Castle · 2.7 km

  Bright Castle is a tower house near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. The ruined structure, which is a Scheduled Historic Monument in the townland of Bright, lies within Down District Council area, on Coniam…

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  Bright, County Down · 2.7 km

  Bright is a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Lecale Upper. It lies approximately three miles southeast of Downpatrick, near the road to Killough. The parish includes 21 to…

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