Silverbirch
Ward in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.649, -5.638 |
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| Dialling code: | 02891 (Bangor) |
The Silverbirch ward sits within the borough of Ards and North Down in Northern Ireland, on the eastern shore of Belfast Lough in County Down. It is largely a suburban residential area that developed as housing spread out from nearby coastal towns, offering straightforward commuter links by road and rail into Belfast and local centres.
Locally the area is marked by a mix of housing, small shops, parks and community facilities, with active residents' groups, churches and sports clubs shaping social life; the nearby coastline and green spaces provide easy outdoor recreation. Economically it is mostly service- and commuter-driven rather than industrial, while its roots in rural and coastal traditions still show through local place names and heritage activities.
Postcode districts covering Silverbirch
Most populated places nearby
- Antrim Centre 24 miles38.7 km
- Dundonald 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Holywood 7.5 miles12.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ballymagee Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Ballycrochan Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Broadway Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Ballyholme Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Ballygrainey Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Harbour Ward 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Groomsport Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Rathgael Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Silverstream Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Bryansburn Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Warren Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Kilcooley Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Silverbirch
BT19 6NP, BT19 6TG, BT19 6ZB, BT19 6TX, BT19 7HF, BT19 7UL, BT19 6NR, BT19 7HE, BT19 6NN … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Belfast International Airport 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Bangor Railway Station, Northern Ireland 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Bangor West Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Silverbirch Ad
- Clandeboye Lodge Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Nines, Bangor Marina 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Old Inn Crawfordsburn 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Culloden Estate and Spa 5 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Altahammond House 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Strangford Arms Hotel Newtownards 3 4.7 miles7.5 km
- The Stormont Hotel 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Dobbins Inn 8.1 miles13.1 km
Local points of interest
- Bangor Marina Marina 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Portavo House Estate 2.5 miles4 km
- Carnalea House Estate 2.5 miles4 km
- Clandeboye Estate 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Craigavad House Estate 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Woburn House Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Mount Stewart House Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Orlands Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Castle Dobbs Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Ballywalter Park Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Red Hall Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km