BT53 7PJ Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

BT53 7PJ is a postcode in Ballymoney South, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BT53 7PJ, then scores the surrounding small area 42/100 - bottom 25% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BT53 7PJ are housing 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 BT53 7PJ is based on Ballymoney_C Census 2021. It covers 2,209 residents, 887 households. Housing tenure is 79% owner-occupied, 16% privately rented, 3% 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 3/10.

For property prices near BT53 7PJ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BT52 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £214k 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.

Families checking schools near BT53 7PJ can compare 5 state schools within one mile. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near BT53 7PJ 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.

Local change around BT53 7PJ is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 32 planning applications, 1 street-disruption record in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.