Local servicesHospitalPhotopheresis Service, The Royal Belfast Hospital For Sick Children26 miGP surgeryDr. Leggett & Partners3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNewcastle Primary School211 pupilsright herePrimarySt Mary's Primary School362 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryShimna Integrated College678 pupils1.3 miSource: Department of Education (Northern Ireland), school-level data
Getting aroundAirportGeorge Best Belfast City Airport BHD28 miMajor airportBelfast International Airport BFS33 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT33 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the BT33 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 12 min4:49 am – 10:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 20 min8:41 am – 4:01 pm
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People1,885 residentsin the The Mournes B census area811 householdsSource: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,405 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January16 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 199037 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Oct 199037 mi away, Carrickfergus, AntrimSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.3 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.5 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)871 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
