Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:44 am – 10:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:45 am – 3:57 pm
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People1,790 residentsin the Coast Road J census area935 householdsSource: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C957 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January10 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChaine Memorial Towerhistoric site · 1.3 miChain Tower Larnehistoric site · 1.3 miScawt Hillwalk or trail · 5.3 miGobbins Visitor Centrewalk or trail · 6.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 4 Mar 199944 mi away, Arran, StrathclydeMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 25 Dec 202043 mi away, Kintyre, Argyll & ButeSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.9 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)994 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Victoria Hospital19 miGP surgeryDr. Black & Partners4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePolice stationPolice Service of Northern IrelandLarneunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 nurserySecondaryLarne Grammar747 pupilsright herePrimaryLarne & Inver Primary School183 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Anthony's Primary School55 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), school-level data
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD16 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS21 miCar parkASDA Larne Co Antrim Car ParkPort of Larne, County Antrim1.1 miEV chargingESB ecars Charging StationLarne3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT40 postcode district.
