Falls
Ward in Belfast, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.597, -5.948 |
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Falls sits in West Belfast in Northern Ireland, centred on the famous Falls Road and a network of terraced streets and local shops. The area is close to landmarks such as Clonard Monastery and faces the largely unionist Shankill Road across historic peace lines, giving it a distinctive urban geography shaped by community boundaries as well as narrow streets and public parks.
Socially and culturally the ward is strongly identified with Irish nationalist and republican history, visible in murals, community centres and grassroots activism born out of the Troubles. It remains largely working-class, with a mix of social housing, independent traders and active cultural organisations - the area combines ongoing regeneration efforts and persistent socio-economic challenges with a lively sense of local identity, Gaelic sport and community arts.
Postcode districts covering Falls
Most populated places nearby
- Craigavon Centre 20.7 miles
- Antrim Centre 13.9 miles
- Banbridge East 21.2 miles
- Banbridge South 22 miles
- Banbridge West 21.8 miles
- Dundonald 5.6 miles
- Holywood 5.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Clonard Ward 0.6 miles
- Shankill Ward 0.6 miles
- Beechmount Ward 0.8 miles
- Woodvale Ward 0.9 miles
- Central Ward 0.9 miles
- Blackstaff Ward 1 mile
- New Lodge Ward 1.1 miles
- Windsor Ward 1.2 miles
- Water Works Ward 1.2 miles
- Ballymurphy Ward 1.3 miles
- Ardoyne Ward 1.4 miles
- Ballygomartin Ward 1.4 miles
Example postcodes in Falls
BT12 5QP, BT12 4SS, BT12 4AL, BT12 5DL, BT12 4GD, BT12 6BE, BT12 4SG, BT12 4LF, BT13 2EZ … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 3.4 miles
- Belfast International Airport 11.5 miles
- Great Victoria Street Railway Station 0.5 miles
- City Hospital Railway Station 0.6 miles
Hotels near Falls Ad
- Europa Hotel Belfast 4 0.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre 4 0.6 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Belfast City Centre 3 0.5 miles
- Grand Central Hotel Belfast 5 0.7 miles
- Gregory by the Warren Collection 4 1 mile
- The Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast 5 0.5 miles
- Tara Lodge 4 0.9 miles
- The Quarter by the Warren Collection 4 0.8 miles
- Maldron Hotel Belfast City 4 0.6 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Belfast 4 0.5 miles
Schools in Falls
- St Joseph's Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Square Shopping centre 0.9 miles
- Queen's University Belfast University 1 mile
- Ulster Museum Museum 1.1 miles
- Titanic Belfast Museum 1.6 miles
- Ulidia Playing Fields Stadium 1.8 miles
- Titanic Studio Museum 2 miles
- Ravenhill Stadium Stadium 2.2 miles
- Belvoir Estate 3.3 miles
- Glengormly House Estate 3.7 miles
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 3.7 miles
- Castlereagh House Estate 3.9 miles
- Giants Ring Archaeological site 3.9 miles