District council · Northern Ireland

Ards and North Down

Ards and North Down is a district council. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Ards and North Down
District council · N09000011
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Building control
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections

Education, roads, housing and social care in Northern Ireland are run by regional departments, not councils.

Official website →
Type
District council
Single tier
Official code
N09000011
ONS GSS code
Nation
Northern Ireland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
17
Postcode sectors
17
Wards
2
Constituencies

3 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

Map loads when it scrolls into view

Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

17 wards recorded in this council area.

Ballyholme · Bloomfield · Broadway · Bryansburn · Carrowdore · Comber North · Cultra · Glen · Gregstown · Groomsport · Harbour · Helen's Bay · Killinchy · Loughview · Portavogie · Scrabo · Warren

Postcode sectors

BT18 0 · BT18 9 · BT19 1 · BT19 6 · BT19 7 · BT20 3 · BT20 4 · BT20 5 · BT20 9 · BT21 0 · BT22 1 · BT22 2 · BT23 4 · BT23 5 · BT23 6 · BT23 7 · BT23 8

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code N09000011.