Ards and North Down, in numbers

Average home prices reached £227,000 in Ards and North Down.

Ards and North Down council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

These selected projects focus on Bangor within the wider Ards and North Down council area. Bangor’s seafront programme and the future of Bangor Castle are separate schemes with different decisions still to make.

The short version

Average home price over time

January 2005 to July 2026

Ards and North Down council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 2005 to July 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

From To

Shown on this chart: £123,662 in January 2005; £227,275 in July 2026. 83.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £124,000 to £227,000 between January 2005 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £4,000 more per home (2% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

Northern Ireland uses quarterly house-price observations repeated across months; repeated months are not new transactions.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Ards and North Down council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 2005	123,662
February 2005	123,662
March 2005	123,662
April 2005	128,300
May 2005	128,300
June 2005	128,300
July 2005	130,049
August 2005	130,049
September 2005	130,049
October 2005	135,431
November 2005	135,431
December 2005	135,431
January 2006	139,008
February 2006	139,008
March 2006	139,008
April 2006	148,774
May 2006	148,774
June 2006	148,774
July 2006	166,386
August 2006	166,386
September 2006	166,386
October 2006	187,680
November 2006	187,680
December 2006	187,680
January 2007	211,080
February 2007	211,080
March 2007	211,080
April 2007	234,791
May 2007	234,791
June 2007	234,791
July 2007	244,631
August 2007	244,631
September 2007	244,631
October 2007	255,440
November 2007	255,440
December 2007	255,440
January 2008	244,037
February 2008	244,037
March 2008	244,037
April 2008	222,233
May 2008	222,233
June 2008	222,233
July 2008	183,377
August 2008	183,377
September 2008	183,377
October 2008	179,785
November 2008	179,785
December 2008	179,785
January 2009	168,831
February 2009	168,831
March 2009	168,831
April 2009	162,391
May 2009	162,391
June 2009	162,391
July 2009	164,567
August 2009	164,567
September 2009	164,567
October 2009	160,923
November 2009	160,923
December 2009	160,923
January 2010	157,804
February 2010	157,804
March 2010	157,804
April 2010	157,317
May 2010	157,317
June 2010	157,317
July 2010	156,176
August 2010	156,176
September 2010	156,176
October 2010	144,421
November 2010	144,421
December 2010	144,421
January 2011	137,971
February 2011	137,971
March 2011	137,971
April 2011	131,820
May 2011	131,820
June 2011	131,820
July 2011	131,495
August 2011	131,495
September 2011	131,495
October 2011	133,111
November 2011	133,111
December 2011	133,111
January 2012	121,415
February 2012	121,415
March 2012	121,415
April 2012	119,366
May 2012	119,366
June 2012	119,366
July 2012	119,388
August 2012	119,388
September 2012	119,388
October 2012	117,091
November 2012	117,091
December 2012	117,091
January 2013	113,118
February 2013	113,118
March 2013	113,118
April 2013	114,577
May 2013	114,577
June 2013	114,577
July 2013	115,947
August 2013	115,947
September 2013	115,947
October 2013	117,348
November 2013	117,348
December 2013	117,348
January 2014	119,665
February 2014	119,665
March 2014	119,665
April 2014	122,036
May 2014	122,036
June 2014	122,036
July 2014	123,749
August 2014	123,749
September 2014	123,749
October 2014	125,811
November 2014	125,811
December 2014	125,811
January 2015	127,289
February 2015	127,289
March 2015	127,289
April 2015	128,859
May 2015	128,859
June 2015	128,859
July 2015	132,602
August 2015	132,602
September 2015	132,602
October 2015	133,024
November 2015	133,024
December 2015	133,024
January 2016	132,557
February 2016	132,557
March 2016	132,557
April 2016	134,994
May 2016	134,994
June 2016	134,994
July 2016	134,994
August 2016	134,994
September 2016	134,994
October 2016	135,717
November 2016	135,717
December 2016	135,717
January 2017	135,760
February 2017	135,760
March 2017	135,760
April 2017	138,152
May 2017	138,152
June 2017	138,152
July 2017	140,345
August 2017	140,345
September 2017	140,345
October 2017	139,228
November 2017	139,228
December 2017	139,228
January 2018	141,407
February 2018	141,407
March 2018	141,407
April 2018	142,005
May 2018	142,005
June 2018	142,005
July 2018	144,543
August 2018	144,543
September 2018	144,543
October 2018	144,903
November 2018	144,903
December 2018	144,903
January 2019	143,383
February 2019	143,383
March 2019	143,383
April 2019	145,836
May 2019	145,836
June 2019	145,836
July 2019	149,121
August 2019	149,121
September 2019	149,121
October 2019	148,374
November 2019	148,374
December 2019	148,374
January 2020	147,963
February 2020	147,963
March 2020	147,963
April 2020	147,031
May 2020	147,031
June 2020	147,031
July 2020	155,581
August 2020	155,581
September 2020	155,581
October 2020	157,616
November 2020	157,616
December 2020	157,616
January 2021	163,437
February 2021	163,437
March 2021	163,437
April 2021	166,168
May 2021	166,168
June 2021	166,168
July 2021	170,864
August 2021	170,864
September 2021	170,864
October 2021	170,265
November 2021	170,265
December 2021	170,265
January 2022	177,164
February 2022	177,164
March 2022	177,164
April 2022	186,425
May 2022	186,425
June 2022	186,425
July 2022	188,033
August 2022	188,033
September 2022	188,033
October 2022	191,758
November 2022	191,758
December 2022	191,758
January 2023	181,762
February 2023	181,762
March 2023	181,762
April 2023	190,348
May 2023	190,348
June 2023	190,348
July 2023	188,602
August 2023	188,602
September 2023	188,602
October 2023	191,224
November 2023	191,224
December 2023	191,224
January 2024	198,050
February 2024	198,050
March 2024	198,050
April 2024	200,570
May 2024	200,570
June 2024	200,570
July 2024	205,228
August 2024	205,228
September 2024	205,228
October 2024	206,955
November 2024	206,955
December 2024	206,955
January 2025	209,356
February 2025	209,356
March 2025	209,356
April 2025	212,400
May 2025	212,400
June 2025	212,400
July 2025	222,918
August 2025	222,918
September 2025	222,918
October 2025	220,471
November 2025	220,471
December 2025	220,471
January 2026	226,023
February 2026	226,023
March 2026	226,023
April 2026	227,275
May 2026	227,275
June 2026	227,275
July 2026	227,275

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People living in the area

165,407

Mid-2025 · Ards and North Down council area

Show the workings

Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

Source and method →

Average home price

£227,000

July 2026 · Ards and North Down council area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £227,275.

Homes in the local authority area

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Look beneath the average

Homes rented privately

4.2% to 32.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 4.2% in Ballycrochan to 32.5% in Harbour — a gap of 28.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ballycrochan	4.2%	54	1,288
Helen's Bay	6.5%	108	1,667
Cronstown	6.6%	110	1,676
Glen	6.6%	125	1,894
Comber North	7%	114	1,624
Ballygowan	7.1%	121	1,702
Ballymagee	7.4%	110	1,485
Cultra	7.8%	120	1,546
Killinchy	7.9%	119	1,502
Loughries	8.3%	139	1,677
Groomsport	8.5%	144	1,686
Gregstown	9.3%	131	1,408
Clandeboye	9.6%	151	1,577
Scrabo	9.9%	185	1,864
Comber South	10%	166	1,655
Silverbirch	10.6%	161	1,525
Broadway	10.6%	163	1,535
Warren	10.7%	207	1,930
Rathmore	11.3%	190	1,683
Holywood	11.4%	206	1,805
Ballyholme	11.5%	200	1,733
West Winds	12%	236	1,973
Movilla	12.3%	214	1,746
Carrowdore	12.9%	228	1,765
Bryansburn	13.1%	214	1,633
Donaghadee	13.2%	237	1,794
Ballywalter	14.6%	298	2,039
Castle	14.7%	285	1,937
Portavogie	15.6%	240	1,537
Kilcooley	15.7%	307	1,950
Ballygrainey	15.9%	425	2,681
Kircubbin	15.9%	285	1,792
Bloomfield	15.9%	282	1,770
Portaferry	17.2%	251	1,462
Comber West	17.5%	305	1,742
Rathgael	19.3%	323	1,676
Loughview	20%	409	2,045
Silverstream	24.4%	448	1,838
Conway Square	30%	698	2,328
Harbour	32.5%	737	2,266

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4% to 12.5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.4% in Cultra to 12.5% in West Winds — a gap of 9.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Cultra	3.4%	136	4,004
Clandeboye	4.2%	175	4,187
Ballymagee	4.6%	189	4,119
Ballygowan	4.6%	203	4,369
Helen's Bay	4.7%	183	3,900
Killinchy	4.7%	177	3,737
Bryansburn	4.8%	182	3,759
Cronstown	5.4%	242	4,480
Ballyholme	5.5%	215	3,892
Silverbirch	5.7%	212	3,728
Rathmore	5.8%	215	3,699
Comber South	5.9%	223	3,786
Ballycrochan	5.9%	184	3,121
Comber West	6.1%	231	3,807
Broadway	6.3%	216	3,423
Glen	6.4%	287	4,518
Holywood	6.7%	273	4,066
Warren	6.9%	296	4,308
Harbour	6.9%	328	4,752
Scrabo	6.9%	295	4,258
Silverstream	6.9%	275	3,963
Loughries	7.2%	300	4,172
Ballygrainey	7.2%	455	6,302
Groomsport	7.3%	264	3,631
Kircubbin	7.4%	327	4,397
Rathgael	7.5%	276	3,682
Movilla	7.6%	322	4,245
Loughview	8%	371	4,661
Bloomfield	8.3%	346	4,188
Comber North	8.5%	321	3,792
Donaghadee	8.6%	340	3,973
Portavogie	8.9%	342	3,863
Castle	9.3%	373	4,028
Carrowdore	9.5%	407	4,262
Ballywalter	9.9%	459	4,645
Gregstown	10.4%	330	3,184
Portaferry	10.8%	382	3,540
Conway Square	11.3%	489	4,317
Kilcooley	11.7%	516	4,424
West Winds	12.5%	556	4,463

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

7.9% to 36.3%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 7.9% in Ballygrainey to 36.3% in Groomsport — a gap of 28.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ballygrainey	7.9%	496	6,301
Movilla	11.3%	480	4,244
Clandeboye	13.1%	547	4,189
Ballymagee	13.6%	561	4,120
Kilcooley	16%	706	4,423
West Winds	16.4%	732	4,467
Cronstown	16.5%	740	4,481
Ballygowan	16.6%	723	4,368
Bloomfield	17%	711	4,189
Silverstream	19.2%	758	3,957
Loughview	19.3%	899	4,663
Portavogie	19.3%	745	3,864
Kircubbin	19.4%	855	4,396
Rathgael	19.6%	721	3,685
Glen	20.9%	944	4,522
Portaferry	21%	743	3,545
Carrowdore	21.1%	901	4,261
Silverbirch	21.6%	804	3,729
Conway Square	21.6%	934	4,322
Harbour	22%	1,044	4,752
Comber North	22.4%	849	3,791
Loughries	22.7%	948	4,169
Castle	23.2%	936	4,029
Comber South	23.5%	891	3,786
Ballywalter	24.2%	1,123	4,643
Killinchy	24.6%	921	3,738
Gregstown	25.7%	819	3,184
Warren	26%	1,119	4,310
Ballyholme	26.2%	1,019	3,891
Holywood	26.7%	1,087	4,067
Donaghadee	26.9%	1,070	3,973
Comber West	27%	1,029	3,808
Cultra	27.1%	1,085	4,008
Scrabo	28.8%	1,225	4,259
Rathmore	30.4%	1,124	3,699
Bryansburn	30.9%	1,162	3,757
Broadway	32.6%	1,114	3,422
Ballycrochan	33.2%	1,036	3,118
Helen's Bay	33.4%	1,305	3,902
Groomsport	36.3%	1,319	3,631

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

opportunity

Keep public access central to Bangor’s changing waterfront plans

The waterfront programme is moving through design and procurement, while future Castle uses remain subject to business cases.

The plans affect public spaces and a council-owned landmark. Changes to the programme need clear explanations, and possible commercial uses must be considered alongside public access.

Evidence 1 · Evidence 2

What could help →

opportunity

Make the cycle park usable by different ages and abilities

Bangor’s planned cycle park includes inclusive and beginner facilities as well as sport tracks.

Proposed response: Check access, affordability and use alongside construction milestones.

Evidence

What could help →

strength

The cycling proposal includes beginners

Bangor’s cycle park design includes inclusive cycling and learn-to-ride space as well as sport tracks.

Proposed response: Protect the inclusive parts through detailed delivery.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Bangor seafront, Skippingstone to Bank’s Lane

Bangor Waterfront redevelopment

Linked projects aim to improve the seafront, public spaces, recreation and access to the water.

Design, planning preparation and procurement progressing · evidence dated 2026-06-11

Responsible body: Ards and North Down Borough Council

What the source says: The June update lists waterfront public spaces, Pickie Fun Park, watersports and marina workstreams. Court House Phase II is no longer proceeding; older five-project lists are superseded.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from the city name.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Place and Prosperity Committee: Bangor Waterfront update, June 2026 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep public access central to Bangor’s changing waterfront plans →

The waterfront scope has changed →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Bangor Castle and potential city-centre museum site

Future use of Bangor Castle

The council is exploring a hotel and wedding venue while retaining ownership and considering a new museum location.

Principle approved; business cases being developed · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Ards and North Down Borough Council

What the source says: The council describes approval in principle in May 2025 and further business cases. It is not a completed conversion, confirmed hotel operator or sale of the castle.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from the city name.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Bangor Castle →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep public access central to Bangor’s changing waterfront plans →

Castle reuse needs a public-access answer →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Bangor Sportsplex

Bangor Cycle Park at the Sportsplex

The proposed park combines a pump track, BMX track, inclusive cycling, learn-to-ride space and cross-country trails on unused council land.

Works scheduled from August 2026; actual start and completion not verified · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Ards and North Down Borough Council

What the source says: The council schedules works from 24 August 2026 with completion expected in spring 2027. The five cycling facilities would share a community space and workshop. These are planned facilities; the page does not establish completed construction or improved health outcomes.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: No verified current ward footprint is assigned. The named location or council-wide remit does not establish benefits in every ward.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Bangor Cycle Park at the Sportsplex →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Make the cycle park usable by different ages and abilities →

The cycling proposal includes beginners →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

40 of 40 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

3 reviewed plans and projects

1 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Project locations have not been matched to official ward boundaries. No ward-specific delivery claims are inferred.

Costs, funding and benefits are only reported where the selected official evidence states them; blank fields are not zero.