Area Information for Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13 3BH

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

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The area containing Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland contains a higher-than-average level of social housing - 57% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just over 17%.

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly 49% male, 51% female. This part of the Woodvale ward however contains significantly more women than average (58%). This can be caused by a number of factors, but amongst the most common are large establishments such as boarding schools and convents, and areas with older populations.

Females on average live longer than males, so are more likely to be found in retirement areas. In general, as people age, they move away from city centre addresses to suburbs, smaller towns and rural locations, so these areas often show a greater number of females, with inner-city areas showing the opposite trend.

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The area around BT13 3BH has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 30% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The number of residents who are separated in BT13 3BH is high - 8% of the area's population. This contrasts with a national average of just 2.3%.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021/2022 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

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Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 82% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.5% Good, 12.8% Fair, 4.1% Bad and 1.2% Very Bad.

It is noteable that the amount of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health aginst the backdrop of the pandemic.

However, this area of the Woodvale ward shows lower levels of residents that report their health as Good or Very Good (68%) than average, which is usually indicative of areas with older populations or areas of social deprivation.

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Lanark Way and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 38% of the resident population. On average, around 18.3% of census respondents fall into this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A Levels.

Irish Language Embed This

Figures for Irish speaking and understanding are based on responses for all usual residents on census day 2021.

Ulster Scots Language Embed This

Figures for Ulster Scots speaking and understanding are based on responses for all usual residents on census day 2021.

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This address (Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 82.2% white, with residents of this area being 98% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with Asian (9%), Black (3.9%), and mixed ethnicities (2.8%) being the largest major groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

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At the time of the 2021 census, approximately 83.4% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.9% from European countries, 5.4% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.6% from African countries, and 1.7% from the rest of the world.

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At the time of the 2021 census, approximately 83.3% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.7% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.9% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.9% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to BT13 3BH

Religion Embed This Back to Top

Northern Ireland is primarily a Christian country, with 42.3% of residents Catholic, 37.4% other Christians, and 1.3% other religions. Approximately 17.4% of residents state that they have no religion or are Atheist, while 1.6% did not state their religious views.

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

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This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13 3BH is within the Tennent Street policing neighbourhood, under the Police Service of Northern Ireland force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.

Neighbourhood Team

Neighbourhood Team Address	Tennent Street 134 Tennent Street Belfast County Antrim BT13 3GF
Force Website:	http://www.psni.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Below are the details of the closest services to BT13 3BH. All distances are straightline distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for BT13 3BH.

Nearest Railway Stations

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13 3BH. The nearest railway station is Belfast - Gt Victoria St, approximately 1.1 miles away.

Nearest Primary Schools

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13 3BH. The nearest is St Clare's Primary School, Belfast, approximately 210 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13 3BH. The nearest is St Dominic's High School, Belfast, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13 3BH. The nearest is Springfield Medical Centre, approximately 630 yards away. Please consult the facility to check if they are currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Lanark Way, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT13 3BH. The nearest is Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, approximately 0.6 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.

Broadband in BT13 3BH

Average Download Speed	280.4Mbps
Maximum Download Speed Reported	900Mbps
Average Upload Speed	25.9Mbps
Maximum Upload Speed Reported	75Mbps
Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available	Yes

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