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Ards and North Down

Ards and North Down is a district council in Northern Ireland. 9 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Furthest from the middle

Premises with full fibre available 96.5% Higher than 98% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for. 3rd highest of the 11 councils in Northern Ireland.
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents 3.3 Lower than 91% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for. 3rd lowest of the 11 councils in Northern Ireland.
Life satisfaction, mean out of 10 7.8 Higher than 88% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for. 3rd highest of the 11 councils in Northern Ireland.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band DNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£227k

Lower than 67% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 11 councils in Northern Ireland.

Up 7% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedroomsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Price to local earningsNot available

Published for England, Scotland and Wales only. How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical homeNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van15.5%

Lower than 64% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram stationNot available

Published for England, Scotland and Wales only. How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket79.7%

Higher than 61% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 8 councils in Northern Ireland.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacyNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available96.5%

Higher than 98% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 councils in Northern Ireland.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average scoreNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GPNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or OutstandingNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residentsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 householdsNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a yearNot available

Published for England, Scotland and Wales only. How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlierNot available

Published for England and Wales only. How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents3.3

Lower than 91% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 11 councils in Northern Ireland.

No change since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.8

Higher than 88% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 councils in Northern Ireland.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.0

Lower than 70% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women61.8 yrs

Higher than 53% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average homeNot available

Published for England, Scotland and Wales only. How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean4.2 µg/m³

Lower than 88% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 49.4% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Ards and North Down shares a boundary with Belfast, Lisburn and Castlereagh and Newry, Mourne and Down. Lowest first.

Average house price, all homes: Belfast£185k
Newry, Mourne and Down£221k
Ards and North Down£227k
Lisburn and Castlereagh£241k
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: Newry, Mourne and Down3 µg/m³
Ards and North Down4.2 µg/m³
Lisburn and Castlereagh5.4 µg/m³
Belfast8.1 µg/m³

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 7% since June 2025
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026No change since 2021
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 49.4% since 2019

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