Postcode BT28 3SF (Lisburn and Castlereagh)

Map showing BT28 3SF and nearby postcodes

The postcode BT28 3SF is located in Lisburn and Castlereagh It was introduced in December 1984 and is an active postcode. BT28 3SF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

BT28 3SF is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.2 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 BT28 3SF as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Comfortable suburbia.

The closest road name to BT28 3SF is Springy Lane which is centered 398 m away.

The closest railway station is Buckley Rail Station, 5.17 km away.

The closest primary school to BT28 3SF (for ages 11 and under) is Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 9, 2021.

The nearest takeaway food is available from Four Star Pizza and is 1.06 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 28, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 41.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 62.5% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 25% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps. 12.5% of residents have broadband access of 0-2 Mbps.

South Eastern is Local Health Board (LHB) / Community Health Partnership (CHP) / Local Commissioning Group (LCG) or Primary Healthcare Directorate (PHD).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to BT28 3SF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to BT28 3SF, and the approximate distance away.

Springy Lane 398 m
A5119 1.85 km
A541 3.15 km
B5125 4.21 km
A548 16.19 km
A525 18.54 km
A494 31.74 km
A55 45.68 km
A5 73.29 km
A470 83.22 km
A1 134.46 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode BT28 3SF

Introduction December 1984
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from BT28 3SF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School Good
(November 9, 2021)
9.54 km
Woodfall Primary School Outstanding
(November 19, 2014)
10.85 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from BT28 3SF - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Pond Park Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 17, 2021
0 m
Nettlehill Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 24, 2019
799 m
Pond Park Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 7, 2018
991 m
POND PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 10, 2021
991 m
Eurospar Wallace Village Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
September 20, 2018
1.06 km
Four Star Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 28, 2019
1.06 km
Quails Fine Foods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 3, 2018
1.06 km
Rice box Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 19, 2019
1.06 km
LAURELHILL HOUSE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 2, 2019
1.15 km
OVERDALE HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 16, 2019
1.17 km
Spar Belsize Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
January 19, 2022
1.17 km
BIRDIES DAY NURSERY Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 8, 2021
1.22 km
Rose Lodge Care Home (Lisburn) Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
1.26 km
Pond Park Service Station (Russells Shop 4 You) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 10, 2018
1.28 km
WINEMARK Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 4, 2017
1.28 km
PEBBLE PLAYGROUP Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
January 11, 2019
1.45 km
MAN LEE Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 3, 2019
1.46 km
THE COD FATHER Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 10, 2020
1.46 km
WINDMILL STORES Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 3, 2018
1.46 km
WINEMARK Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 2, 2019
1.46 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to BT28 3SF - Data from Apr 2022

Buckley Rail Station Rail 5.17 km
Buckley Rail Station Rail 5.19 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 23.62 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to BT28 3SF - Data from Dec 2021

Wared Wood Woodland Or Forest 911 m
Pwll-y-gaseg Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.18 km
Cobbler's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Coed Andrew Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Stonybeach Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.33 km
Gorse Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Big Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
Ewloebarn Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.38 km
Coed Ffoulkes Woodland Or Forest 2.41 km
Vinegar Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.43 km
Coed Uchaf Woodland Or Forest 2.85 km
Celyn Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km
Leadbrook Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.9 km
Ram Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.9 km
Top-y-fron Dingle Valley 2.92 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for BT28 3SF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40.6 Mbps 41.5 Mbps 80 Mbps
Upload 7.3 Mbps 7.8 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 12.5% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 25% 19 1
30-300 Mbps 62.5% 47.1 9.5
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Location

Country Northern Ireland
Latitude 54.53377000
Longitude -6.05952100
OS Easting 325660
OS Northing 0366778
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
844
Least Deprived

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Lagan Valley
Electoral Ward White Mountain
Local Authority District Lisburn and Castlereagh
European Electoral Region Northern Ireland

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code N09000007
Travel To Work Area Belfast

NHS

Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
South Eastern
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
Health & Social Care Board
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
South Eastern

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Comfortable suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification
Built-Up Area (pseudo) Northern Ireland
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) Northern Ireland
Workplace Zone N19001368
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
(pseudo) Northern Ireland
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Ballymacash 2
Output Area / Small Area 6A2