Local servicesHospitalPhotopheresis Service, The Royal Belfast Hospital For Sick Children21 miGP surgeryDr. Boyle & Partners4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools4 primary, 3 secondary, 2 special, 2 nurseryPrimaryDownpatrick Primary School213 pupilsright herePrimaryOur Lady & St Patrick Primary School352 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLecale Trinity Grammar School1,484 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), school-level data
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD21 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS30 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT30 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT30 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 13 min4:48 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 19 min8:41 am – 4:00 pm
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People2,251 residentsin the Downpatrick E census area1,066 householdsSource: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C906 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October23 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 199030 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199030 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.0 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)1,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
