The UK Postcode Database

BT8 8BQ

a postcode in Lisburn and Castlereagh

Introduced in February 1990
BT8 8BQ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5239 / 54°31'26"N

Longitude: -5.8824 / 5°52'56"W

UTM Reference: 30U 313465 6045638

OS Easting: 337156

OS Northing: 366013

OS Grid: SJ371660

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: IRL WD.T4VQ

Mapcode Global: GBR RF.QH4B

Open Location Code: 9C6PG4F9+H2

Maidenhead Locator System: IO74bm45

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator:

ONS Population Classification: 6a4

  • Suburbanites
  • Suburban Achievers
  • Ageing in Suburbia

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 814 / 890

  • 10th decile
  • least deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for BT8 8BQ on Thursday 25 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:44
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:48
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:26
Sunset 22:03
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:59
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 01:07
Hours of daylight today04:18 to 22:33
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:33 to 04:19
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:37
Moon Rises 17:17

For a full sun and moon calendar for BT8 8BQ, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for BT8 8BQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Belfast South and Mid Down

MP

Claire Hanna Social Democratic and Labour Party

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for BT8 8BQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
N05000003 Belfast South and Mid Down Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 BCNI
N08000710 Carryduff East Electoral Wards Administrative/Electoral 1 April 2015 NISRA
N09000007 Lisburn and Castlereagh Local Government Districts Administrative 1 April 2015 NISRA
N12000002 Belfast Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
N19000729 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 NISRA
N20002487 Castlereagh_South_J3 Data Zones Census 21 March 2021 NISRA
N21000561 Castlereagh_South_J Super Data Zones Census 21 March 2021 NISRA
N92000002 Northern Ireland Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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