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 miles26.2 km
- Antrim Centre 4 miles6.4 km
- Banbridge East 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Banbridge South 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Banbridge West 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Dundonald 16.8 miles27.1 km
- Holywood 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Cookstown East 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Cookstown South 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Cookstown West 21.8 miles35 km
Neighbouring places
- Fountain Hill Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Greystone Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Crumlin Ward 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Antrim Centre Ward 4 miles6.4 km
- Steeple Ward 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Stiles Ward 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Clady Ward 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Springfarm Ward 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Templepatrick Ward 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Glenavy Ward 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Randalstown Ward 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Stonyford Ward 7.2 miles11.6 km
Example postcodes in Aldergrove
BT41 4SH, BT29 4AU, BT29 4RL, BT29 4RH, BT29 4QZ, BT41 4QT, BT29 4EH, BT29 4DF, BT29 4EN … See all
Transport links
- Belfast International Airport 0.2 miles0.3 km
- George Best Belfast City Airport 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Antrim Railway Station 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Cookstown Junction 5.5 miles8.8 km
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Local points of interest
- Clover Hill Archaeological site 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Greenmount Estate 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Muckamore Abbey Estate 3.1 miles5.1 km
- The Castle Estate 4 miles6.5 km
- Loughermore Estate 4.9 miles8 km
- Langford Lodge Estate 5 miles8 km
- Ardnaveigh Estate 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Potterswalls Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Upton Castle Estate 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Portmore Lough Nature reserve 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Glengormly House Estate 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Moneyglass House Estate 10.8 miles17.5 km