Aldergrove
Ward in Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.659, -6.219 |
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| Dialling code: | 02894 (Antrim) |
Aldergrove is a largely rural electoral ward within the Borough of Antrim and Newtownabbey in County Antrim, set amid the low drumlin landscape typical of the area. It sits immediately beside Belfast International Airport and the site of the former RAF Aldergrove, so the arrival of aviation and military uses has long shaped its layout and identity alongside farmland and small residential clusters.
The ward’s economy mixes agriculture with airport-related employment and light industry, and many residents commute into Belfast or the wider north‑Antrim area for work. Its history as a military and civil aviation hub gives it a slightly different character from neighbouring rural wards, with local social life reflecting both traditional countryside ties and the practical, service‑orientated jobs the airport brings.
Postcode districts covering Aldergrove
Most populated places nearby
- Craigavon Centre 16.3 miles
- Antrim Centre 4 miles
- Banbridge East 22.5 miles
- Banbridge South 22.1 miles
- Banbridge West 21.6 miles
- Dundonald 16.8 miles
- Holywood 15.9 miles
- Cookstown East 21.1 miles
- Cookstown South 21.4 miles
- Cookstown West 21.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fountain Hill Ward 3.5 miles
- Greystone Ward 3.7 miles
- Crumlin Ward 3.7 miles
- Antrim Centre Ward 4 miles
- Steeple Ward 4.2 miles
- Stiles Ward 4.3 miles
- Clady Ward 4.5 miles
- Springfarm Ward 5.1 miles
- Templepatrick Ward 5.1 miles
- Glenavy Ward 5.4 miles
- Randalstown Ward 6.7 miles
- Stonyford Ward 7.2 miles
Example postcodes in Aldergrove
BT41 4QJ, BT29 4AZ, BT29 4DT, BT41 4SB, BT29 4AF, BT41 4PR, BT29 4AD, BT41 4QB, BT29 4DQ … See all
Transport links
- Belfast International Airport 0.2 miles
- George Best Belfast City Airport 14.1 miles
- Antrim Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Cookstown Junction 5.5 miles
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Local points of interest
- Clover Hill Archaeological site 1.4 miles
- Greenmount Estate 1.7 miles
- Muckamore Abbey Estate 3.1 miles
- The Castle Estate 4 miles
- Loughermore Estate 4.9 miles
- Langford Lodge Estate 5 miles
- Ardnaveigh Estate 5.2 miles
- Potterswalls Estate 5.3 miles
- Upton Castle Estate 5.5 miles
- Portmore Lough Nature reserve 7.6 miles
- Glengormly House Estate 10.8 miles
- Moneyglass House Estate 10.8 miles