Ardoyne
Ward in Belfast, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.615, -5.959 |
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Ardoyne is an electoral ward in north Belfast, Northern Ireland, lying a short distance from the city centre around the area of the Antrim Road and neighbouring the New Lodge. It is a largely working‑class, predominantly Catholic and nationalist community with a dense urban fabric of terraced housing and local shops, and it has a strong local identity expressed through murals, bands and community groups.
The ward has a notable recent history from the Troubles and the post‑conflict period, with interface areas, peace walls and a legacy of sectarian tensions influencing everyday life. Economically Ardoyne reflects wider north Belfast challenges - higher unemployment and social deprivation - but also significant grassroots regeneration and community activism aimed at youth services, housing improvements and cross‑community projects.
Postcode districts covering Ardoyne
Most populated places nearby
- Craigavon Centre 21 miles
- Antrim Centre 12.8 miles
- Banbridge East 22.2 miles
- Banbridge South 22.8 miles
- Banbridge West 22.6 miles
- Dundonald 6.1 miles
- Holywood 5.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cliftonville Ward 0.4 miles
- Water Works Ward 0.5 miles
- Woodvale Ward 0.6 miles
- Forth River Ward 0.8 miles
- Shankill Ward 0.8 miles
- Chichester Park Ward 0.9 miles
- Ballysillan Ward 1 mile
- Ballygomartin Ward 1.2 miles
- Clonard Ward 1.2 miles
- New Lodge Ward 1.2 miles
- Fortwilliam Ward 1.3 miles
- Falls Ward 1.4 miles
Example postcodes in Ardoyne
BT14 7TE, BT14 7LH, BT14 7LL, BT14 7EX, BT14 7NZ, BT14 7NN, BT14 7LU, BT14 7LB, BT14 7BJ … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 3.5 miles
- Belfast International Airport 10.7 miles
- Yorkgate Railway Station 1.5 miles
- York Road Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Ardoyne Ad
- Wilton House 5 1.5 miles
- Room2 Belfast Hometel 4 1.6 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast 5 1.7 miles
- AC Hotels by Marriott Belfast 4 1.7 miles
- Europa Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Ten Square Hotel 4 1.8 miles
- The Merchant Hotel 5 1.7 miles
- Titanic Hotel Belfast 4 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre 4 1.8 miles
- Maldron Hotel Belfast City 4 1.7 miles
Schools in Ardoyne
- Holy Cross Boys' Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Square Shopping centre 1.8 miles
- Titanic Belfast Museum 2 miles
- Titanic Studio Museum 2.2 miles
- Queen's University Belfast University 2.4 miles
- Glengormly House Estate 2.4 miles
- Ulster Museum Museum 2.5 miles
- Ulidia Playing Fields Stadium 3.1 miles
- Ravenhill Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 3.5 miles
- Belvoir Estate 4.6 miles
- Castlereagh House Estate 5 miles
- Giants Ring Archaeological site 5.2 miles