Lough Road
Ward in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.473, -6.342 |
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| Dialling code: | 02838 (Portadown) |
Lough Road is a predominantly residential and semi‑rural ward on the outskirts of Armagh City, within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon district of Northern Ireland. It sits along a transport corridor linking the city to surrounding countryside and combines established housing estates with pockets of farmland, small local businesses and commuter households who travel into Armagh City or further afield to Belfast for work.
The area benefits from close access to some of the county’s best‑known historic and cultural sites - including Navan Fort, St Patrick's Cathedral and the Armagh Observatory - and supports an active community life with local clubs, schools and sporting organisations, notably GAA teams. Economically it blends service‑sector employment with agriculture on the fringes, and socially the ward reflects the civic engagement and local networks typical of small urban‑rural communities in the region.
Postcode districts covering Lough Road
Most populated places nearby
- Craigavon Centre 2.8 miles
- Antrim Centre 17.4 miles
- Banbridge East 10.8 miles
- Banbridge South 9.5 miles
- Banbridge West 8.9 miles
- Dundonald 23.2 miles
- Holywood 23.4 miles
- Cookstown East 20.3 miles
- Cookstown South 20 miles
- Cookstown West 20.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Parklake Ward 0.8 miles
- Shankill Ward 0.9 miles
- Mourneview Ward 1.3 miles
- Knocknashane Ward 1.6 miles
- Brownlow Ward 2.2 miles
- Craigavon Centre Ward 2.8 miles
- Waringstown Ward 2.9 miles
- Magheralin Ward 3 miles
- Aghagallon Ward 3.2 miles
- Kernan Ward 3.5 miles
- Derrytrasna Ward 3.9 miles
- Bleary Ward 4 miles
Example postcodes in Lough Road
BT66 6JT, BT67 9GZ, BT66 6DF, BT66 6JH, BT66 6TE, BT66 6ST, BT66 6HY, BT67 9DA, BT66 6JY … See all
Transport links
- Belfast International Airport 13.7 miles
- George Best Belfast City Airport 21.3 miles
- Lurgan Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Moira Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Lough Road Ad
- Seagoe Hotel 4 4 miles
- Belmont House Hotel 4 9.3 miles
- The Bannville Hotel 6.9 miles
Schools in Lough Road
- Lurgan College Secondary
- Tannaghmore Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oxford Island Nature reserve 2.3 miles
- Carrick Blacker Estate 5.9 miles
- Portmore Lough Nature reserve 6.2 miles
- Clontylew House Estate 7.8 miles
- Mullavilly House Estate 8.2 miles
- Down Royal Racecourse Recreation 9 miles
- Langford Lodge Estate 9.6 miles
- Clare Castle Archaeological site 10.3 miles
- Hillsborough Castle Estate 10.7 miles
- Mount Ida Estate 11 miles
- Drumilly House Estate 11.5 miles
- Summer Island Estate 12.7 miles