Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon: house prices, jobs and local statistics

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

The Business Register and Employment Survey covers Great Britain, so there are no employee-jobs figures for this area.

• Residents

  176,014 in 2001 → 222,511 in 2024 (+26.4%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: +14.2%

• Average house price

  £112,775 in 2005 → £186,993 in 2026 (+65.8%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: +67.6%

• Median weekly pay

  £395 in 2016 → £577 in 2025 (+46.0%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: +51.4%

• Claimant count

  4.8% in 2013 → 2.9% in 2025 (−39.6%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: −42.6%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,508 in 1997 → £22,033 in 2024 (+159.0%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: +158.4%

• Healthy life expectancy, women

  63.8 years in 2014 → 61.4 years in 2022 (−3.8%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: −1.8%

29 official indicators are published for Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon; 22 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• New homes · Housing12.0 per 1,000 (2025/26) · 1st highest of 11
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 43rd highest of 363
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 59th lowest of 363
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work20.9% (2023) · 4th lowest of 11

Where it ranks worst

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access46.3 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 358th highest of 361
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work2.5% (2024) · 338th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment9.8 t per person (2024) · 329th lowest of 361
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£577 (April 2025) · 309th highest of 359