Is BT34 4RF a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

BT34 4RF is a postcode in Kilkeel, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BT34 4RF, then scores the surrounding small area 54/100 - bottom 49% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BT34 4RF are health and jobs, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for BT34 4RF is based on The_Mournes_G Census 2021. It covers 3,589 residents, 1,211 households. Housing tenure is 85% owner-occupied, 11% privately rented, 1% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official Northern Ireland neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near BT34 4RF, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BT35 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £219k from 0 rolling sales, down 0.0% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near BT34 4RF by category and map position. Northern Ireland postcode areas use the official NIMDM crime and disorder domain because no equivalent open street-level police archive is available. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near BT34 4RF; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.