Belfast nearby infrastructure and amenity access

NearbyIndex scores access to mapped daily services. Walkability also depends on routes, street conditions, safety, and comfort.

Population: 348K

Score Range

51-86 (best: 89)

10th-90th percentile

Based on 16 sample points63% score 60+19% score 80+

Groceries

77

Restaurants & Cafes

62

Public Transit

39

Healthcare

90

Education

82

Parks & Recreation

68

Shopping

39

Entertainment

65

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NearbyIndex Amenity Access Profile v1.0.0

Evidence profile for Belfast

Calculated August 28, 2026

The median sampled point scores 68. A total of 63% of analyzed points score 60 or more. The typical range is 5186, a 35-point difference. The strongest category is Healthcare (90). The weakest is Shopping (39).

Median access
68/100
The middle analyzed grid-point score.
High-access coverage
63%
Analyzed grid points with a score of 60 or more.
Consistency
65/100
100 minus the 10th-to-90th percentile width.
Category balance
49/100
100 minus the strongest-to-weakest category difference.
Grid evidence
16 analyzed of 16 points
Estimated scored area
34.2 km²
Mapped place records
2,084(60.9/km²)
Named-area coverage
94% of grid points
How to read this profile: it measures access to mapped destinations. It does not measure walking routes, crossings, pavements, slope, safety, accessibility, opening hours, or transit frequency. The scored area is a rectangle inferred from local place data. It is not an official city boundary.

Review every formula and source on the methodology page. Download the reviewed dataset as versioned JSON.

Nearby infrastructure across Belfast

63% of sampled points score 60 or more for nearby daily amenities. The model uses straight-line distance to groceries, food, transit, healthcare, education, parks, shopping, and entertainment.

This page is outside the reviewed city core. Use it for exploration, and verify the result with local sources.

Strongest categories

Healthcare (90), Education (82), Groceries (77)

Weakest categories

Public Transit (39), Shopping (39)

Scores range from 19 to 89 across neighborhoods — location matters a lot in this city.

What's in Belfast

853 restaurants & cafes423 groceries263 healthcare200 shopping121 entertainment104 education88 parks & recreation32 public transit

Counted inside the area we score. Presence, not walking distance — the category scores above measure reachability.

Amenity access by sampled area in Belfast

These labels come from source map boundaries. The table covers 15 of 16 grid points (94%). Some named areas can sit outside the city boundary because the current grid follows the inferred urban area.

NeighborhoodScorePoints
Top areaBallymacarret Intake
772
Ballymacarret
741
Skegoneill
741
Malone Lower
73(55-88)3
Town Parks
73(65-89)3
Ballynafoy
662
Old Park
541
Lowwood Intake
511
Ballymaconaghy
501
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Curious how the score is computed? Read the methodology.