Academy
Ward in Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.869, -6.301 |
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| Dialling code: | 02825 (Ballymena) |
Academy (electoral ward) sits within the council area of Mid and East Antrim in Northern Ireland, forming part of the urban fabric of Ballymena. It is a largely residential and mixed-use ward, with local shops, schools and community facilities serving a stable local population and reflecting the town’s role as a regional service centre.
The ward has the kind of local character you find around longstanding schools and clubs - it includes the area around Ballymena Academy and benefits from good road and rail links into the wider borough. Historically tied to Ballymena’s market-town and textile traditions, Academy today combines that heritage with everyday community life, local sports teams and small businesses that sustain the neighbourhood.
Postcode districts covering Academy
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 10.9 miles
- Cookstown East 23.2 miles
- Cookstown South 24.1 miles
- Cookstown West 23.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Park Ward 0.7 miles
- Castle Demesne Ward 1 mile
- Galgorm Ward 1 mile
- Ardeevin Ward 1.2 miles
- Fair Green Ward 1.2 miles
- Braidwater Ward 1.5 miles
- Ballykeel Ward 1.7 miles
- Ballee and Harryville Ward 1.8 miles
- Cullybackey Ward 2.3 miles
- Ahoghill Ward 3 miles
- Broughshane Ward 3.5 miles
- Kirkinriola Ward 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Academy
BT43 5LX, BT43 5JB, BT42 1QX, BT43 5JP, BT43 5NA, BT42 1AW, BT43 5ND, BT43 5NE, BT42 1QT … See all
Transport links
- Belfast International Airport 15 miles
- George Best Belfast City Airport 24.3 miles
- Ballymena Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Cullybackey Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Academy Ad
- Galgorm 5 2 miles
- Adair Arms Hotel 0.9 miles
- Oranmore 4 0.7 miles
- Tullyglass House Hotel 0.9 miles
- Rosspark Hotel Kells 3 5.9 miles
- Dunsilly Hotel 3 9.1 miles
- Slemish Barn Hostel 9.3 miles
Schools in Academy
- Ballymena Academy Secondary
- Carniny Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Galgorm Castle Estate 1.5 miles
- Ballygarvey Estate 2 miles
- Crebilly House Estate 3.6 miles
- Moneyglass House Estate 8.5 miles
- Ballyscullion House Estate 8.7 miles
- Glenravel House Estate 9.2 miles
- Ardnaveigh Estate 10.2 miles
- Potterswalls Estate 10.5 miles
- The Castle Estate 10.9 miles
- Moyola Park Estate 12.1 miles
- Lisanoure Castle Estate 12.6 miles
- Muckamore Abbey Estate 12.6 miles