Bloomfield
Ward in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.644, -5.656 |
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| Dialling code: | 02891 (Bangor) |
Bloomfield is a residential ward within the Ards and North Down area of Northern Ireland, occupying a suburban slice close to the coast of Belfast Lough. It feels like a commuter neighbourhood with easy links into Belfast and the nearby town of Bangor, and is characterised by a mix of older Victorian and mid‑20th century housing, local parks and pockets of green space along with the quieter streets of a typical coastal suburb.
The local economy is largely driven by small shops, services and the commuter workforce, while community life centres on schools, clubs and volunteer organisations; occasional hints of maritime and Victorian heritage show up in architecture and place names. As an electoral ward it plays a modest but important role in local democracy and civic planning within the wider borough.
Postcode districts covering Bloomfield
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Dundonald 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Holywood 6.8 miles10.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Ballygrainey Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Silverbirch Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Ballymagee Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Broadway Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Rathgael Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Harbour Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Ballycrochan Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Ballyholme Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Silverstream Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bryansburn Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Kilcooley Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Rathmore Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Bloomfield
BT19 7JE, BT19 7PP, BT19 7XE, BT19 7HW, BT19 7XB, BT19 7PQ, BT19 7HP, BT19 7SA, BT19 7SS … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Belfast International Airport 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Bangor Railway Station, Northern Ireland 1.2 miles2 km
- Bangor West Railway Station 1.8 miles3 km
Hotels near Bloomfield Ad
- Clandeboye Lodge Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Nines, Bangor Marina 1.6 miles2.5 km
- The Old Inn Crawfordsburn 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The Culloden Estate and Spa 5 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Altahammond House 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Strangford Arms Hotel Newtownards 3 4 miles6.4 km
- The Stormont Hotel 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Dobbins Inn 7.8 miles12.5 km
- La Mon Hotel and Country Club 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
Schools in Bloomfield
- Bangor Grammar School Secondary
- Bloomfield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bangor Marina Marina 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Carnalea House Estate 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Clandeboye Estate 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Portavo House Estate 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Craigavad House Estate 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Woburn House Estate 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Mount Stewart House Estate 6.9 miles11 km
- Orlands Estate 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Castle Dobbs Estate 8 miles12.8 km
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Castlereagh House Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Titanic Studio Museum 10.2 miles16.4 km