Local servicesHospitalPhotopheresis Service, The Royal Belfast Hospital For Sick Children7.0 miGP surgeryDr. Cupples & Partners2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryRiverdale Primary School202 pupils1.3 miPrimaryLargymore Primary School196 pupils1.5 miSecondaryFort Hill Integrated College833 pupils2.0 miSource: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), school-level data
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD10 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS14 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT27 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT27 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 16 min4:48 am – 10:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:43 am – 4:00 pm
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People2,371 residentsin the Downshire East D census area867 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°C934 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 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)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199019 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199019 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 9.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)956 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
