Scotch Street is a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Timakeel (from the Irish Tigh Mhic Caoil) and part of the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council area. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 120 people. Currently there is estimated to be around 1000 people living there.

Scotch Street
  • Irish: Sráid na nAlbanach
Scotch Street is located in Northern Ireland
Scotch Street
Scotch Street
Location within Northern Ireland
Population1,000 estimate
Irish grid referenceH 970 551
• Belfast26 mi (42 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCRAIGAVON
Postcode districtBT62
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Armagh
54°26′26″N 6°30′31″W / 54.44050°N 6.50871°W / 54.44050; -6.50871

Within the village there is a post office, gospel hall, primary school and a filling station.

Richmount Primary School has grown in numbers since the building of new estates on either side of Scotch Street.

Scotch Street is mainly a unionist area, with a majority population of Protestants living in the area. There has been an increasing number of foreign nationals who also live in the area.

The village is the only significant settlement between the large town of Portadown in County Armagh and the village of Moy in County Tyrone. Rapid growth in the population of the settlement has come about with the development of many new housing estates including Keelmount Grange and Timakeel Close.

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