r/newry

Hi all,

I run a house price / forecsating blog. According to the latest ONS data, Newry Mourne and Down has the highest house price increase of any local authority in the UK over the last 12 months at +11.6%, well ahead of the rest of the country.

Northern Ireland as a region is also leading nationally, but Newry specifically is at the very top of the table.

I'd be really interested to hear from locals, what's driving this? Is it people moving from Belfast? Cross-border demand from the Republic given the currency and price differences? Something changing locally with new developments or employers?

Happy to answer any questions about the underlying data in the comments.

https://preview.redd.it/n8coycswxpyg1.png?width=2400&format=png&auto=webp&s=339c3a8e63c917db8ca3b1ddf71d019261e20420

I am in search of someone to commission a painting/drawing of a building in Newry that I would be gifting to a family member. I have had a search and it's been hard to find who to go to or ask. I am not in the artsy circles and I don't want an AI generated esty type print. Any ideas or recommendations?

Does anyone know what’s the story with the big hand made sign in the window of one of the houses in Hawthorn Hill?