BT29 postcode area guide — Antrim and Newtownabbey
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the BT29 postcode district in Antrim and Newtownabbey — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in BT29
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.2%
Gigabit-capable
88.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the BT29 postcode district (Antrim and Newtownabbey) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 343 postcodes Ofcom measures in BT29, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.2%.
Around 0.2% of premises in BT29 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in BT29
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| BT29 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| BT29 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| BT29 4AD | 100% | 75% |
| BT29 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| BT29 4AF | 100% | 50% |
| BT29 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| BT29 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| BT29 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| BT29 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| BT29 4AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Antrim and Newtownabbey
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Antrim And Newtownabbey district (66,869 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
85.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
62%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in BT29
Police recorded 20 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BT29 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 8 | 40.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 30.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 10.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 10.0% |
| Robbery | 1 | 5.0% |
| Other crime | 1 | 5.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
Food hygiene ratings in BT29
105 rated food businesses operate in BT29. 73 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 97 Flavour Street, Aelia Duty Free, Airport Road Service Station, All American Diner, B Price Quality Meats.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Phone area codes for Antrim and Newtownabbey
Landlines around BT29 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.