Local servicesHospitalThe Royal Victoria Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryDr. Leitch & Partners7 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools10 primary, 5 secondary, 2 special, 2 nurseryPrimaryBraniel Primary School388 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGilnahirk Primary School425 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOur Lady & St Patrick's College1,421 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), school-level data
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD3.3 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS16 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT5 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:46 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:43 am – 3:59 pm
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People2,161 residentsin the Castlereagh East J census area832 householdsSource: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,007 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 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)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199013 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199013 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)874 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
