Orangefield
Ward in Belfast, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.586, -5.886 |
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Orangefield is a largely residential electoral ward on the eastern side of Belfast, sitting close to the busy Newtownards Road and forming part of the wider East Belfast urban area. The ward is centred around the green space of Orangefield Park, which occupies grounds of a former estate and provides sports pitches, play areas and community facilities, while the local streets mix older terraced housing with post‑war estates and small parades of shops along main roads.
Historically the area has been a predominantly working‑class, unionist community and like much of east Belfast it experienced social and economic pressures during the late twentieth century, followed by steady regeneration and community projects in recent years. It remains defined by strong neighbourhood ties, local clubs and grassroots initiatives, with good transport links into the city centre and nearby services managed under the Belfast local government arrangements.
Postcode districts covering Orangefield
Most populated places nearby
- Craigavon Centre 22.6 miles
- Antrim Centre 16.4 miles
- Banbridge East 22 miles
- Banbridge South 23 miles
- Banbridge West 22.9 miles
- Dundonald 3.3 miles
- Holywood 4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bloomfield Ward 0.6 miles
- Beersbridge Ward 0.6 miles
- Merok Ward 0.7 miles
- Sandown Ward 0.7 miles
- Ravenhill Ward 0.8 miles
- Woodstock Ward 1 mile
- Hillfoot Ward 1 mile
- Connswater Ward 1 mile
- Cregagh Ward 1 mile
- Knock Ward 1.2 miles
- Ballymacarrett Ward 1.3 miles
- Shandon Ward 1.3 miles
Example postcodes in Orangefield
BT6 9GD, BT5 6AD, BT5 5FL, BT5 5HG, BT6 9FX, BT5 6BB, BT6 9DW, BT5 6AJ, BT6 9EA … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 2.3 miles
- Belfast International Airport 14.1 miles
- Belfast Central railway station 1.4 miles
- Sydenham Railway Station, Northern Ireland 1.7 miles
Hotels near Orangefield Ad
- Europa Hotel Belfast 4 2.1 miles
- Grand Central Hotel Belfast 5 1.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre 4 2.1 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Belfast City Centre 3 2.1 miles
- Tara Lodge 4 1.8 miles
- Gregory by the Warren Collection 4 2.3 miles
- Bullitt Hotel 4 1.8 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast 5 2.1 miles
- Hilton Belfast 5 1.6 miles
- The Quarter by the Warren Collection 4 2.1 miles
Schools in Orangefield
- Grosvenor Grammar School Secondary
- Orangefield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ravenhill Stadium Stadium 1 mile
- Ulidia Playing Fields Stadium 1.4 miles
- Castlereagh House Estate 1.5 miles
- Victoria Square Shopping centre 1.8 miles
- Titanic Belfast Museum 1.8 miles
- Titanic Studio Museum 1.9 miles
- Queen's University Belfast University 1.9 miles
- Ulster Museum Museum 2 miles
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 3.1 miles
- Belvoir Estate 3.1 miles
- Giants Ring Archaeological site 4.1 miles
- Glengormly House Estate 5.1 miles