Sydenham

Sydenham is a town in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a population of around 10,000. There are 25 bus stops serving the area, along with 14 schools, 4 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 18 parks and greens, and around 57 restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Sydenham, 0.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sydenham area — all from official UK open data.

Council: Belfast
County: Belfast

Northern Ireland isn’t covered by some Great Britain data sources, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care ratings, rents, affordability, life expectancy and neighbourhood deprivation aren’t shown here. House prices, weather, air quality, food hygiene, fuel, your MP, council control, petitions and notable places do apply.

Weather

10°CLight rain

Today: 10° / 7° · 70% rain
Tomorrow: 16° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 17:02

9h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

405 rated 4–5 ★ (333 top)
9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Buses & trains

0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£184,768 average▲ 7.7% YoY

Across Belfast · to 2026-07

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (10.9 km)
Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (10.9 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

103 charging locations within ~8 km

31 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 350 kW
Nearest: Hagan Homes (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Your MP

Gavin Robinson

Democratic Unionist Party

Belfast East

Recent votes:

NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

No overall control

SF 22
DUP 14
Alli 10
UUP 2
SDLP 4
Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

15,745 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

58 jobs advertised · £27,580 avg

e.g. Removalist – London – £100 bonus, Roadside Mechanic in the area of Newquay, Pest Control Surveyor

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

3.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,429 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction7.2
Feeling worthwhile7.4
Happiness yesterday7.1
Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Belfast East:

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth141 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately108 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after97 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills95 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK71 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

Belfast East (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) · 0.3 km
Belfast East was a borough constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1929. It returned four MPs, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
St Mark's Church, Dundela · 0.4 km
St Mark's Church, Dundela, is a Grade A listed parish church of the Church of Ireland located in the Sydenham area of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Strand Cinema · 0.4 km
The Strand Arts Centre, also known as Strand Cinema, is an independent four-screen cinema in Strandtown on Holywood Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is one of the two remaining independent cinemas in Belfast, alo…
Strandtown · 0.4 km
Strandtown is a district of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is in the east of the city, in the BT4 postcode area, lying south of the City Airport and north of the Newtownards Road.
Victoria Park railway station (Northern Ireland) · 0.4 km
Victoria Park railway station served the area around Victoria Park in east Belfast.
Dundela F.C. · 0.6 km
Dundela Football Club, nicknamed "The Duns" is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club from Belfast, currently playing in the NIFL Championship, and plays its home matches at Wilgar Park. The club's colours…