Glen
Ward in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.609, -5.7 |
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| Dialling code: | 02891 (Bangor) |
Glen is an electoral ward within the borough of Ards and North Down in east Northern Ireland. It combines suburban housing with patches of countryside, and its residents typically commute to larger towns and to Belfast for work while relying on local shops, schools and community facilities for day‑to‑day life.
The ward reflects a modest historic landscape of farm buildings, estate boundaries and older cottages, and an active community scene; leisure often revolves around coastal and countryside pursuits, village events and small local businesses that mirror the mixed rural–suburban character of the area.
Postcode districts covering Glen
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 22.4 miles36 km
- Dundonald 4.4 miles7 km
- Holywood 5.2 miles8.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Cronstown Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Conway Square Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Movilla Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Gregstown Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Scrabo Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- West Winds Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Clandeboye Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ballygrainey Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Kilcooley Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Rathgael Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Silverstream Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Rathmore Ward 3.3 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Glen
BT23 4GE, BT23 7BS, BT23 7JT, BT23 4GH, BT23 4HS, BT23 7AT, BT23 7AX, BT23 4UH, BT23 4XX … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Belfast International Airport 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Bangor West Railway Station 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bangor Railway Station, Northern Ireland 3.6 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Glen Ad
- Clandeboye Lodge Hotel 4 2 miles3.2 km
- The Old Inn Crawfordsburn 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Culloden Estate and Spa 5 5 miles8.1 km
- The Nines, Bangor Marina 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Strangford Arms Hotel Newtownards 3 1 mile1.7 km
- The Stormont Hotel 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Wilton House 5 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Altahammond House 4 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Room2 Belfast Hometel 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Titanic Hotel Belfast 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
Schools in Glen
- Londonderry Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Clandeboye Estate 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Carnalea House Estate 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Craigavad House Estate 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Bangor Marina Marina 4 miles6.4 km
- Mount Stewart House Estate 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Portavo House Estate 6 miles9.7 km
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Castlereagh House Estate 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Woburn House Estate 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Titanic Studio Museum 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Titanic Belfast Museum 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Ravenhill Stadium Stadium 8.5 miles13.7 km