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Newry

Newry is a town in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 27,757. It has around 15 schools, 10 GP surgeries, 7 pharmacies, 8 supermarkets, 40 parks and greens, and 76 restaurants and cafés, along with 33 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Newry, 2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newry area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Newry, Mourne and Down
County
Newry, Mourne and Down
Northern Ireland isn’t covered by some Great Britain data sources, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care ratings, rents, affordability, life expectancy and neighbourhood deprivation aren’t shown here. House prices, weather, air quality, food hygiene, fuel, your MP, council control, petitions and notable places do apply.

Weather

12°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 15° / 7° · 27% rain
  • Tomorrow: 15° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:59

13h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newry Canal Street, United Kingdom

Food hygiene

303 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 252 rated 4–5 ★ (218 top)
  • 7 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

19 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 100 kW
  • Nearest: Hill Street (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Dáire Hughes

Sinn Féin

Newry and Armagh

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

10,705 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

340 jobs advertised · £43,327 avg

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Team Leader - Customer Service, French Tutors Required Newry

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 Newry and Armagh:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Newry (Parliament of Ireland constituency) · 0.1 km

    Newry was a borough constituency of the town of Newry in the Irish House of Commons until 1800. After the Acts of Union 1800, the town was represented by one MP in the United Kingdom House of Commons.

  • Newry Town Hall · 0.1 km

    Newry Town Hall is a municipal structure in Bank Parade in Newry, Northern Ireland. It was built on a specially-constructed bridge across the Newry River, which forms part of the historic border between County Armagh…

  • 2010 Newry car bombing · 0.2 km

    The 2010 Newry car bombing occurred on the night of 22 February 2010. It exploded outside a courthouse in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, damaging the building and others in the area. There were no fatalities or…

  • 1985 Newry mortar attack · 0.3 km

    On 28 February 1985, the Provisional IRA launched a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) base at Corry Square in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland. The attack killed nine RUC officers and injured al…

  • Our Lady's Grammar School · 0.4 km

    Our Lady's Grammar School is a girls' grammar school in Newry, Northern Ireland. It is at Chequer Hill, on the County Armagh side of the Newry River.

  • Newry Cathedral · 0.4 km

    The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Colman or Newry Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Newry, Northern Ireland. It acts as the seat of the Bishop of Dromore, and the Mother church of the Roman Cat…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Newry?
Newry is a town in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, in the Newry, Mourne and Down local authority.
What is the population of Newry?
Newry has an approximate settlement population of 27,757.