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Ballymena BT42 County Antrim

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Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Victoria Hospital21 miGP surgeryDr. Redmond & Partners1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBroughshane Primary School294 pupils1.9 miSecondarySlemish Integrated College1,076 pupils3.0 miSource: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), school-level data
Getting aroundAirportBelfast International Airport BFS15 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT42 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT42 postcode district.

County or areaCounty Antrim
Postcode districtBT42
Telephone code02825
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:46 am – 10:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:46 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,179 residentsin the Braid F census area1,109 householdsSource: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,255 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 1 Oct 202448 mi away, Islay, Argyll & ButeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 Oct 202448 mi away, Islay, Argyll & ButeSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,198 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025






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