Is BT80 9QP a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

BT80 9QP is a postcode in Loughry, Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BT80 9QP, then scores the surrounding small area 65/100 - top 28% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BT80 9QP are safety and local prosperity, 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 BT80 9QP is based on Magherafelt_D Census 2021. It covers 3,331 residents, 1,078 households. Housing tenure is 90% owner-occupied, 6% privately rented, 2% 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 BT80 9QP, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BT80 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £189k 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 BT80 9QP 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 BT80 9QP; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.