Is BT82 9LS a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

BT82 9LS is a postcode in Strabane West, Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near BT82 9LS, then scores the surrounding small area 64/100 - top 30% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around BT82 9LS are safety 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 BT82 9LS is based on Derg_D Census 2021. It covers 1,908 residents, 756 households. Housing tenure is 65% owner-occupied, 18% privately rented, 15% 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 4/10.

For property prices near BT82 9LS, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the BT48 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £178k 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 BT82 9LS 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 BT82 9LS; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.