Is BT44 0BY a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

BT44 0BY is a postcode in Carnlough and Glenarm, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BT44 0BY, then scores the surrounding small area 47/100 - bottom 36% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BT44 0BY are local prosperity and jobs, while housing 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 BT44 0BY is based on Coast_Road_B Census 2021. It covers 1,245 residents, 519 households. Housing tenure is 71% owner-occupied, 18% privately rented, 8% 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 BT44 0BY, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BT42 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £173k 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 BT44 0BY 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 BT44 0BY; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.