The UK Postcode Database

BT8 8QS

a postcode in Lisburn and Castlereagh

Introduced in April 1985
BT8 8QS Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5097 / 54°30'35"N

Longitude: -5.8942 / 5°53'39"W

UTM Reference: 30U 312640 6044092

OS Easting: 336442

OS Northing: 364412

OS Grid: SJ364644

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: IRL WD.QBQX

Mapcode Global: GBR RF.RDCD

Open Location Code: 9C6PG454+V8

Maidenhead Locator System: IO74bm22

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator:

ONS Population Classification: 6b1

  • Suburbanites
  • Semi-Detached Suburbia
  • Multi-Ethnic Suburbia

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 872 / 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 8QS on Tuesday 23 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:41
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:51
Sunrise 04:48
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:25
Sunset 22:03
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:59
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 01:10
Hours of daylight today04:18 to 22:33
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:33 to 04:18
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:20
Moon Rises 14:38

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

Elected Representatives for BT8 8QS

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 8QS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
N05000003 Belfast South and Mid Down Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 BCNI
N08000711 Carryduff West 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
N19000732 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 NISRA
N20002497 Castlereagh_South_H5 Data Zones Census 21 March 2021 NISRA
N21000560 Castlereagh_South_H Super Data Zones Census 21 March 2021 NISRA
N92000002 Northern Ireland Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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