Compare

Ballykelly

Ward

West Causeway Coast and Glens. About 3,133 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 57 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 54% of people in Ballykelly live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,690
Joint 809th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
54%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.0%
Joint 4,012th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Ballykelly compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

BallykellyMiddle
Population40 wards, Causeway Coast and Glens · 2021
Population: every ward in Causeway Coast and Glens40 areas from 2,334 to 4,890. The middle area is 3,427. Ballykelly is 2,690.
2,6903rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 wards, Causeway Coast and Glens · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Causeway Coast and Glens40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Ballykelly is 54.0%.
54%11th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 wards, Causeway Coast and Glens · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Causeway Coast and Glens40 areas from 71.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.3%. Ballykelly is 86.7%.
86.7%7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6440 wards, Causeway Coast and Glens · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Causeway Coast and Glens40 areas from 54.8% to 66.8%. The middle area is 62.8%. Ballykelly is 62.0%.
62.0%16th lowest

Is Ballykelly safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ballykelly at a rate of 40.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.5 per 1,000 people across Causeway Coast and Glens.

Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ballykelly.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (37), anti-social behaviour (31) and other crime (17).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Causeway Coast and Glens

These figures are published for the whole of Causeway Coast and Glens, not for each ward, so they describe all of Causeway Coast and Glens and not Ballykelly alone. See Causeway Coast and Glens

Average house price
£218,871
Up 9.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
141,752
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
83.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Full-fibre broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Ballykelly in brief

Ballykelly had 2,690 usual residents at the census.

About 54% of people in Ballykelly live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ballykelly, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

62.0% of residents in Ballykelly were aged 15 to 64 at the census.