The postcode BT2 8LX is located in Belfast It was introduced in December 1984 and is an active postcode. BT2 8LX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
BT2 8LX is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of BT2 8LX as Cosmopolitans > Comfortable cosmopolitan > Migrant families.
The closest road name to BT2 8LX is Welsh Road which is centered 582 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Mini Showroom and is 792 m away. The closest railway station is Capenhurst Rail Station, 3.04 km away.
The closest primary school to BT2 8LX (for ages 11 and under) is Capenhurst CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 12, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Ellesmere Port Catholic High School. The last OFSTED inspection on June 24, 2021 rated this school as Requires improvement
The local pub for residents of BT2 8LX is Royal Bar and is 822 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 10, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Silver Boat and is 744 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on August 14, 2018.
Residents reported an average download speed of 151.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 93.8% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Belfast is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to BT2 8LX and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to BT2 8LX, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode BT2 8LX
| Introduction | December 1984 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BT2 8LX - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capenhurst CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 12, 2019) | 2.26 km |
| Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 9, 2021) | 2.32 km |
| Archers Brook SEMH Residential School | Special school | 8-16 | Good (March 14, 2018) | 3.92 km |
| Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 2, 2018) | 4.05 km |
| Sutton Green Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (July 11, 2019) | 4.08 km |
| Meadow Community Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (May 7, 2015) | 4.17 km |
| Little Sutton C of E Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 4.18 km | |
| Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 3-11 | 4.2 km | |
| Willaston CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (April 19, 2017) | 4.37 km |
| St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (July 16, 2019) | 4.4 km |
| Brookside Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 23, 2018) | 4.75 km |
| St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (September 20, 2019) | 4.77 km |
| Woodlands Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Requires improvement (April 25, 2019) | 4.81 km |
| Childer Thornton Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 4.85 km | |
| Rossmore School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 14, 2017) | 4.92 km |
| St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 9, 2020) | 4.94 km |
| Woodfall Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Outstanding (November 19, 2014) | 5.02 km |
| Ellesmere Port Catholic High School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Requires improvement (June 24, 2021) | 5.11 km |
| Hinderton School | Special school | 3-11 | Outstanding (May 23, 2017) | 5.11 km |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 4, 2016) | 5.11 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BT2 8LX - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton by Hilton Hotel | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 22, 2022 | 567 m | |
| Holiday Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 18, 2018 | 567 m | |
| Taylors Super Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 3, 2021 | 693 m | |
| Craxton Wood Hotel | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 28, 2021 | 725 m | |
| Belfast Central Mission | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 29, 2021 | 735 m | |
| Silver Boat | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 14, 2018 | 744 m | |
| The Supreme | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 27, 2020 | 744 m | |
| Sandy Row Community Centre Senior Luncheon Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 16, 2017 | 789 m | |
| Candy Row | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 31, 2019 | 790 m | |
| Mr Spice | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement May 27, 2021 | 790 m | |
| Russell's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 19, 2019 | 790 m | |
| Truffles | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 25, 2021 | 790 m | |
| Tudor Rose Lodge | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 15, 2020 | 820 m | |
| Blue Nile Grocery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 21, 2017 | 822 m | |
| Ginger Garlic | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 19, 2021 | 822 m | |
| Kebab House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 24, 2021 | 822 m | |
| Royal Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 10, 2017 | 822 m | |
| Longs | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 4, 2020 | 827 m | |
| Gordons Chemists | Exempt January 29, 2013 | 841 m | |
| Kirks Home Bakery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 24, 2019 | 841 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BT2 8LX - Data from Apr 2022
| Mini Showroom | 792 m | |
| Mini Showroom | 803 m | |
| Tudor Rose | 871 m | |
| Welsh Crossroads | 879 m | |
| Tudor Rose | 889 m | |
| Capenhurst Rail Station | 3.04 km | |
| Capenhurst Rail Station | 3.14 km | |
| Capenhurst Rail Station | 3.16 km | |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 12.69 km | |
| Terminal Two Access | 48.84 km | |
| Terminal Two Access | 48.87 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BT2 8LX - Data from Dec 2021
| Cross Plantation | 693 m | |
| Shotwick Dale | Valley | 1.24 km |
| The Rookery | 1.31 km | |
| Benty Heys Wood | 1.33 km | |
| Badgersrake Covert | 1.48 km | |
| Platts Covert | 1.53 km | |
| Mudhouse Wood | 1.55 km | |
| Fiddleston Plantation | 1.93 km | |
| The Birches | 2.09 km | |
| Bentheath Covert | 2.26 km | |
| New Covert | 2.3 km | |
| Jack's Wood | 2.34 km | |
| Gorse Covert | 2.56 km | |
| Big Wood | 2.66 km | |
| Pool Garden Wood | 2.81 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for BT2 8LX - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 107 Mbps | 151.2 Mbps | 593 Mbps |
| Upload | 14.8 Mbps | 16.4 Mbps | 39 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 30-300 Mbps | 6.3% | 100% | 102.1 | 13.9 |
| 300+ Mbps | 93.8% | 93.8% | 593 | 39 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Latitude | 54.59375100 |
| Longitude | -5.92513300 |
| OS Easting | 334161 |
| OS Northing | 0373702 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Belfast South |
| Electoral Ward | Central |
| Local Authority District | Belfast |
| European Electoral Region | Northern Ireland |
| International Territorial Level Code | N09000003 |
| Travel To Work Area | Belfast |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Belfast |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
Health & Social Care Board |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Belfast |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Cosmopolitans Group: Comfortable cosmopolitan Subgroup: Migrant families |
| Rural-Urban Classification | |
| Built-Up Area | (pseudo) Northern Ireland |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) Northern Ireland |
| Workplace Zone | N19000451 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
(pseudo) Northern Ireland |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Shaftesbury 1 |
| Output Area / Small Area | 2C1 |