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Ards and North Down Area Guide

BT18 0LR · Ards and North Down · Northern Ireland

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for BT18 0LR.

Sat · 12 Sep
19°high
Light rain13° low
Sun17°14° lowCloudy13 Sep
Today19°14° lowRain14 Sep
Tomorrow17°12° lowShowers15 Sep
Wed16°11° lowCloudy16 Sep
Thu14°11° lowLight showers17 Sep
Fri15°11° lowCloudy18 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+7.0%Ards and North Down · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning44 applicationsApplications in the selected scope▦Local councilArds and North DownLocal authority✓Reported crime28 reportsLatest mapped month · about 1 mile
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Ards and North Down

BT18 0LR is in the Ards and North Down local authority area. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

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HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold priceNot availableBT18 postcode district

Dates unavailable

No sale sample available · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£227,275Ards and North Down

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+7.0%Ards and North Down

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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PLANNING

Planning

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

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⌂5 Kintyre Avenue Holywood BT18 0LYSingle-storey extensions and new windows to front and side.Awaiting decision›⌂2 Old Cultra Road, Holywood, BT18 0AEDemotion of rear return with erection of single storey rear-side extension. Conversion of garden shed to garden room. External refurbishment including replacement windows.Awaiting decision›⌂64 Princess Gardens, Holywood, BT18 0PWSingle-storey extension to sideAwaiting decision›⌂4 Tudor Park Holywood BT18 0NXDemolition and replacement of first floor internal solid wall with a timber and plaster-boarded stud wall. Levelling of existing floor on both sides of replacement wall and redecoration and reinstatement of existing decorative feature.Awaiting decision›
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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Ards and North Down.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
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 crime28

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

Anti-social behaviour · 9Violence & sexual offences · 8Other theft · 3
EmploymentEmployment data is not available here

Coverage differs across UK nations.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for North Down.

Local councilArds and North DownLocal authority for BT18 0LR
Latest general election · 2024Independent48.3% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Independent48.3% of votes58.6% turnout
2019Alliance44.9% of votes60.7% turnout
2017Independent41.2% of votes60.9% turnout
2015Independent49.2% of votes56.0% turnout
2010Independent63.3% of votes55.2% 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 chargesChecking local driving rules…This information is updating
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

George Best Belfast City Airport

About 3.0 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 Prison Hydebank Wood8.6 miles away

Green space and walks

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around BT18 0LR.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around BT18 0LR
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

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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, 00:09
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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