Hillfoot
Ward in Belfast, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.572, -5.885 |
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Hillfoot is a compact, largely residential ward on the outskirts of Belfast in Northern Ireland, characterised by a mix of post‑war public housing and older terraces. It feels suburban rather than urban, with small local shopping parades, schools and community centres serving nearby neighbourhoods and a scattering of green spaces that give the area a relatively open, hill‑fringed aspect.
Socially and economically it has traditionally had a strong working‑class identity and a close‑knit community life, with active neighbourhood groups and local initiatives aimed at regeneration and youth provision. Good transport links to the city and surrounding employment hubs have encouraged modest demographic change in recent years, while local history is often reflected in community projects and murals that mark everyday life rather than grand civic monuments.
Postcode districts covering Hillfoot
Most populated places nearby
- Craigavon Centre 22.3 miles
- Antrim Centre 17 miles
- Banbridge East 21.3 miles
- Banbridge South 22.3 miles
- Banbridge West 22.3 miles
- Dundonald 3.7 miles
- Holywood 4.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Merok Ward 0.3 miles
- Cregagh Ward 0.7 miles
- Orangefield Ward 1 mile
- Galwally Ward 1 mile
- Ravenhill Ward 1 mile
- Rosetta Ward 1.3 miles
- Sandown Ward 1.3 miles
- Shandon Ward 1.4 miles
- Beersbridge Ward 1.5 miles
- Bloomfield Ward 1.5 miles
- Newtownbreda Ward 1.5 miles
- Cairnshill Ward 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Hillfoot
BT6 9QL, BT5 7LR, BT6 9QJ, BT6 9TU, BT5 7LY, BT6 0NW, BT6 9RY, BT6 9QQ, BT6 9PU … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 3.2 miles
- Belfast International Airport 14.5 miles
- Belfast Central railway station 2.1 miles
- Botanic Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Hillfoot Ad
- Wilton House 5 2.7 miles
- Room2 Belfast Hometel 4 2.7 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast 5 2.6 miles
- Europa Hotel 4 2.6 miles
- Titanic Hotel Belfast 4 2.7 miles
- AC Hotels by Marriott Belfast 4 2.7 miles
- The Merchant Hotel 5 2.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre 4 2.5 miles
- Benedicts Hotel 4 2.3 miles
- The Stormont Hotel 4 2.4 miles
Schools in Hillfoot
- Lead Hill Primary School Primary
- Loughview Integrated Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Castlereagh House Estate 0.8 miles
- Ravenhill Stadium Stadium 0.9 miles
- Ulidia Playing Fields Stadium 1.4 miles
- Ulster Museum Museum 2.1 miles
- Queen's University Belfast University 2.2 miles
- Victoria Square Shopping centre 2.4 miles
- Belvoir Estate 2.5 miles
- Titanic Belfast Museum 2.7 miles
- Titanic Studio Museum 2.8 miles
- Giants Ring Archaeological site 3.4 miles
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 4.1 miles
- Glengormly House Estate 6 miles