Estate and external works · Northern Ireland

Estate and external works in Antrim and Newtownabbey

If an estate in Antrim and Newtownabbey needs external improvements, we can survey, design and deliver them with minimal disruption.

Estate and external works in Antrim and Newtownabbey are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Social homes in Antrim and Newtownabbey are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and housing associations.

Antrim and Newtownabbey at a glance

Council: Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Nation: Northern Ireland
Council homes: Housing Executive and housing associations
Housing standard: Decent Homes Standard (NI)
Damp and mould timescales: No timescale law found
Population: 143,756 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.90 (our estimate)

In Northern Ireland the Housing Executive, not the council, is the public landlord. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

In Northern Ireland, councils are not housing authorities. Social homes in Antrim and Newtownabbey are owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and by registered housing associations, which are regulated by the Department for Communities.

What do we cover in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Paths, paving and dropped kerbs
Parking areas and surfacing
Surface water drainage and gullies
External lighting coordination
Soft landscaping and planting

Estate and external works in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Where we see trip hazards, broken lighting or damaged fencing outside our scope, we report it to you.

Which rules apply in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Northern Ireland has its own construction safety rules, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, enforced by HSENI. Social landlords carrying out works are commercial clients with duties under them.

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What do estate and external works cost in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

We price estate and external works in Antrim and Newtownabbey after a survey rather than from a guide range, because areas, levels, drainage and materials vary from scheme to scheme. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.

Questions about estate and external works in Antrim and Newtownabbey

Who is the social landlord in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Which housing standard applies in Antrim and Newtownabbey?

In Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive and registered housing associations work to the Northern Ireland Decent Homes Standard, which the Department for Communities consulted on revising in 2025–26.

Do you also work near Antrim and Newtownabbey?

Yes. We take on estate and external works across Northern Ireland, including Mid and East Antrim, Belfast, Lisburn and Castlereagh and Mid Ulster, and in every other UK nation.