Sydenham
Ward in Belfast, Northern Ireland
| Coordinates: | 54.618, -5.888 |
|---|
Sydenham sits in east Belfast, on the shore of Belfast Lough and immediately adjacent to George Best Belfast City Airport, giving the area an unusual mix of coastal marshland and urban infrastructure. The nearby Sydenham Marshes form part of a recognised wetland that attracts birdwatchers and provides a green counterpoint to the busy harbour and airport.
The area is largely residential with pockets of light industry and retail, shaped historically by the shipbuilding economy nearby at Harland & Wolff and by dockland employment; good rail links via Sydenham railway station make it a convenient commuter suburb on the line towards Bangor. Recent years have seen modest regeneration around transport and retail, while the juxtaposition of nature, industry and aviation gives the community a distinctive character within Belfast and Northern Ireland.
Postcode districts covering Sydenham
Most populated places nearby
- Craigavon Centre 23.5 miles
- Antrim Centre 15.2 miles
- Banbridge East 23.8 miles
- Banbridge South 24.6 miles
- Banbridge West 24.5 miles
- Dundonald 3.3 miles
- Holywood 2.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Duncairn Ward 1 mile
- Belmont Ward 1.1 miles
- Connswater Ward 1.3 miles
- Ballymacarrett Ward 1.5 miles
- Garnerville Ward 1.6 miles
- Bloomfield Ward 1.7 miles
- Fortwilliam Ward 1.8 miles
- Knock Ward 1.8 miles
- Beersbridge Ward 1.8 miles
- New Lodge Ward 1.9 miles
- Innisfayle Ward 2 miles
- Woodstock Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Sydenham
BT3 9DP, BT4 1SP, BT4 1RL, BT4 1NF, BT4 1QH, BT4 1NL, BT3 9FA, BT4 1NQ, BT4 1LW … See all
Transport links
- George Best Belfast City Airport 0.6 miles
- Belfast International Airport 13.4 miles
- Sydenham Railway Station, Northern Ireland 0.7 miles
- York Road Station 1.4 miles
Hotels in Sydenham Ad
- Titanic Hotel Belfast 4
- Residence Inn by Marriott Belfast Titanic Quarter
- Aloft by Marriott Belfast Titanic Quarter
Schools in Sydenham
- Victoria Park Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Titanic Studio Museum 0.8 miles
- Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Nature reserve 1 mile
- Titanic Belfast Museum 1.2 miles
- Victoria Square Shopping centre 2 miles
- Ravenhill Stadium Stadium 2.9 miles
- Queen's University Belfast University 3 miles
- Ulidia Playing Fields Stadium 3.1 miles
- Ulster Museum Museum 3.1 miles
- Glengormly House Estate 3.3 miles
- Castlereagh House Estate 3.6 miles
- Belvoir Estate 5 miles
- Craigavad House Estate 5.3 miles