Rossglass
Rossglass is a town or village in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland. It has around 28 parks and greens. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Rossglass area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- County
- Newry, Mourne and Down
Weather
8°COvercast
- Today: 14° / 7° · 88% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 08:06Sunset 18:07
10h 1m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland
Food hygiene
8 food businesses within 2 miles
- 8 rated 4–5 ★ (8 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 2026-07
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
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
10,830 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth103 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately89 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills66 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients61 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Add fish-eating birds to Schedule 2.1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 198152 local signatures · 15,736 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Killough Lifeboat Station · 0.9 kmKillough Lifeboat Station was actually located at Rossglass, 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) from Killough, overlooking Dundrum Bay, on the coast of County Down in Northern Ireland.
Ballycam · 1.3 kmBallycam is a townland, south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The townland is approximately 1.2 km2 in area. It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and the historic barony of Lecale Upper.
Kilbride, County Down · 1.9 kmKilbride is a townland located south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. It covers approximately 1.4 km2. The townland lies within the civil parish of Bright and the historic barony of Lecale Upper.
Ballynagallagh · 2.4 kmBallynagallagh 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.
Bright Castle · 2.5 kmBright 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…
Bright, County Down · 2.5 kmBright 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)