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Belmont

Ward in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Coordinates:54.607, -5.867
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Belmont is an electoral ward within Belfast in Northern Ireland, sitting on the city’s urban fringe and largely residential in character. The ward features a mix of housing styles from older terraces and semi‑detached homes to more recent developments, with small commercial parades, schools, parks and regular public‑transport links into the city centre.

The area mirrors many of Belfast’s wider social and economic shifts - industrial-era growth followed by suburbanisation - and today is notable for its active local community groups, churches and sports clubs. Quieter than central neighbourhoods, Belmont retains a distinct local identity and civic engagement while serving as a practical commuter neighbourhood for people working across the city.

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Transport links

  • George Best Belfast City Airport 0.8 miles1.3 km
  • Belfast International Airport 14.4 miles23.1 km
  • Sydenham Railway Station, Northern Ireland 0.4 miles0.7 km
  • Kinegar Halt 1.9 miles3.1 km

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Schools in Belmont

  • Ashfield Boys' High School Secondary
  • Ashfield Girls' High School Secondary
  • Mitchell House Special School Special
  • Strathearn School Secondary
  • Strathearn School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Titanic Studio Museum 1.5 miles2.5 km
  • Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 1.6 miles2.6 km
  • Titanic Belfast Museum 1.8 miles2.9 km
  • Victoria Square Shopping centre 2.4 miles3.9 km
  • Ravenhill Stadium Stadium 2.6 miles4.2 km
  • Castlereagh House Estate 2.8 miles4.5 km
  • Ulidia Playing Fields Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
  • Queen's University Belfast University 3.1 miles5 km
  • Ulster Museum Museum 3.2 miles5.2 km
  • Glengormly House Estate 4.5 miles7.2 km
  • Belvoir Estate 4.8 miles7.7 km
  • Craigavad House Estate 5 miles8 km