Schools nearby
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School applications
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At a glance
Getting around
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Property sales
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Police Recorded Crime near BT1 2LY
ward-level only PSNI
People
Household income (MSOA)
not available in Northern Ireland ONS
Census: ethnicity, religion, age and households
not available in Northern Ireland NISRA
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Northern Ireland — Multiple Deprivation Measure
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health and disability, education, proximity to services, living environment, and crime and disorder.
25
Rank out of 890 SOAs in Northern Ireland
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25 out of 890 Super Output Areas in Northern Ireland. N/A for England, Wales and Scotland as this postcode is in Northern Ireland.
Flood zone
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Nearby postcodes around BT1 2LY
Other postcode pages in the same local area as BT1 2LY.
Technical details
Coordinates & Location for BT1 2LY
Postcode
BT1 2LY
Coordinates
54.6047, -5.9304
Grid reference
SJ337749
Easting
333,783
Northing
374,910
Region
not applicable in Northern Ireland
Plus Code
9C6PJ339+VR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
not applicable in Northern Ireland
Travel to Work
Belfast
ITL Region
Belfast
National Park
not applicable in Northern Ireland
Administrative Information
Belfast
Local Authority
Council AreaBelfast North N05000002
Constituency
N05000002Northern Ireland
Police Force
Northern Ireland
Ward
New Lodge
Constituency code
N05000002
EU Electoral Region
Northern Ireland
Parish
not applicable in Northern Ireland
International Territorial Level
Belfast
Health & NHS
NHS Region
not applicable in Northern Ireland
Integrated Care Board
not applicable in Northern Ireland
Sub ICB Location
not applicable in Northern Ireland
Cancer Alliance
not applicable in Northern Ireland
NHS England region, integrated care board, sub-ICB location and cancer alliance: not applicable in Northern Ireland. Health services are run by Health and Social Care
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Oldpark_U N21000178
N21000178MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
not applicable in Northern Ireland
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Lodge 1 95GG35S1
95GG35S1MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
not applicable in Northern Ireland
not available in Northern Ireland
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(NI) Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area A
2011 Classification
not available in Northern Ireland
2021 Classification
not available in Northern Ireland
Sun & Time Information
7:25 AM
Sunrise
4:48 PM
Sunset
9 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:25 AM
Sunset (today)
4:48 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 23 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1984
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~42 years
Active Duration
1984 -> PresentDecember 1984 — Introduced
Postcode BT1 2LY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (NI) Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area A
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: not available in Northern Ireland. IMD N. Ireland rank: 25
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: not available in Northern Ireland. LSOA N21000178 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BT1 2LY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1984
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~42 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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