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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Area Guide

BT61 8AE · Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon · Northern Ireland

A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for BT61 8AE.

Sat · 12 Sep
18°high
Cloudy14° low
Sun19°12° lowCloudy13 Sep
Mon20°15° lowRain14 Sep
Today17°13° lowShowers15 Sep
Tomorrow16°11° lowLight rain16 Sep
Thu15°11° lowPartly cloudy17 Sep
Fri15°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

BT61 8AE is in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon local authority area. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold priceNot availableBT61 postcode district

Dates unavailable

No sale sample available · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£186,993Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+9.2%Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

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Use area average: £186,993
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby

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Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

SchoolsSchool data is not available here

Coverage differs across UK education systems.

Immediate neighbourhoodNeighbourhood population is not available here

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Reported crime109

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Anti-social behaviour · 44Violence & sexual offences · 24Shoplifting · 17
EmploymentEmployment data is not available here

Coverage differs across UK nations.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Newry and Armagh.

Local councilArmagh City, Banbridge and CraigavonLocal authority for BT61 8AE
Latest general election · 2024Sinn Féin48.5% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Sinn Féin48.5% of votes58.7% turnout
2019Sinn Féin41.0% of votes62.4% turnout
2017Sinn Féin47.9% of votes68.5% turnout
2015Sinn Féin41.1% of votes64.2% turnout
2010Sinn Féin42.0% of votes60.4% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadRoad data is not available hereCoverage differs across UK nations
Nearest train stationRail data is not available hereCoverage differs across UK nations
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.

Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of BT61 8AE, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. Go Armagh0.6 mi Unleaded (E10)161.9p8 SepDiesel183.9p8 Sep
  2. McAnerney's0.7 mi Unleaded (E10)162.9p10 SepDiesel183.9p26 Aug
  3. Costcutter Armagh0.1 mi Unleaded (E10)164.9p10 SepDiesel187.9p10 Sep
  4. Currans Service Station Ltd0.4 mi Unleaded (E10)164.9p8 SepDiesel189.9p8 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Belfast International Airport

About 27.9 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Maghaberry Prison22.4 miles away

Green space and walks

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around BT61 8AE
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: Not predictedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: NISRA (not yet integrated). Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 12 Sep 2026, 15:27
  • Reported crime: 2026-07