Old Road was founded in the 1700s,[1] and in the 1850s was still a tiny settlement of 96, smaller than its neighbour to the west, Urlings.

[3] Old Road has since grown to a population of 1,251 in 2011, and is now the tenth largest settlement in the country.

Old Road is smaller than Willikies, but is larger than Montclear, Skyline, and Potters Village.

The village is located on Andy Roberts Drive which to the east, merges onto Fig Tree Drive leading to John Hughes, and to the west, continues through Urlings, Crabs Hill, and Johnsons Point before merging onto Valley Road in Ffryes village.

[8] Old Road is located in the southwestern portion of Antigua and is overlooked by the Shekerley Mountains.

[10] 33.45% of the population was Adventist, 26.44% were Moravian, 23.40% were Anglican, 1.35% had none/no religion, 0.42% were Rastafarian, and the remainder were of varioius other denominations and faiths.

[11] 90.04% of the population was born in Antigua and Barbuda, 0.51% in other Caribbean countries, 0.25% in Canada, 0.25% in other Asian countries, 2.36% in Dominica, 0.17% in the Dominican Republic, 0.68% in Guyana, 0.42% in Jamaica, 0.17% in Montserrat, 0.42% in St. Kitts and Nevis, 0.08% in St. Lucia, 0.08% in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 0.08% in Trinidad and Tobago, 0.93% in the United Kingdom, 1.86% in the United States, 0.93% in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 0.76% not stated.

In the 2023 general elections, all four polling stations were overwhelmingly won by the UPP.

[27] 26.67% were Adventist, 32.12% were Anglican, 24.85% were Moravian, 0.61% were none/no religion, and the remainder were various other denominations and faiths.

[28] 95.76% of the population was born in Antigua and Barbuda, 0.61% in Canada, 0.61% in Dominica, 1.21% in Jamaica, 0.61% in the United Kingdom, and 1.21% in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[30] 86.21% of the population was born in Antigua and Barbuda, 1.48% were born in other Caribbean countries, 2.96% in Dominica, 0.99% in Guyana, 0.99% in Jamaica, 0.99% in the United Kingdom, 3.45% in the United States, 0.49% in the USVI, and 2.46% not stated.

[32] 36.59% of the population is Adventist, 23.41% are Anglican, 28.29% are Moravian, 1.95% are irreligious, 0.49% are Rastafarian, and the remainder are various other denominations and faiths.

[35] 39.19% of the population was Adventist, 16.67% were Anglican, 31.98% were Moravian, and the remainder were various other denominations and faiths.

[38] 83.00% of the population was born in Antigua and Barbuda, 0.50% in Canada, 1.50% in other Asian countries, 6.00% in Dominica, 1.00% in the Dominican Republic, 1.50% in Guyana, 0.50% in Jamaica, 0.50% in St. Kitts and Nevis, 0.50% in St. Lucia, 0.50% in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.00% in the United Kingdom, 2.00% in the United States, 1.00% in the USVI, and 0.50% not stated.