BT15 2AA is in Water Works, Belfast, Northern Ireland. LocaleIQ rates this area 67 — Watch based on crime context, planning applications, licensed HMOs and roadworks-style disruption recorded within the search radius. The dominant signal right now: Planning applications are the strongest local change signal right now. Open the live interactive map for filters, radius control, comparison and source drill-down.
The cards below list individual planning, HMO, crime, roadworks and related items ranked for this postcode point. They illustrate what is driving the score; open the interactive analysis for full history, map position and outbound links to councils, police and highways data.
NIMDM crime and disorder domain decile 1/10 for the surrounding postcode area. Crime and disorder LocaleIQ postcode safety currently sits in Bottom 2% nationally.
21 Apr 2026 • 0 m • Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017Full Local Proposed loft conversion dormers to front and rear, ground floor rear extension, and associated works. Authority: Belfast. Status: Approved. Decision: Approved.
10 Dec 2024 • 100 m • Northern Ireland Planning StatisticsFull Local Retrospective: Change of use from 2-bedroom residential dwelling (C1) to 2-bedroom short-term let (Sui Generis). Authority: Belfast. Status: Withdrawn. Decision: Withdrawn.
21 May 2024 • 99 m • Northern Ireland Planning StatisticsFull Local Remodelling of Block 2 to provide 8 No. single bedrooms with single storey west side extension and east side elevation alteration (Renewal of Planning Application LA04/2015/1450/F) Authority: Belfast. Status: Pending.
17 Dec 2024 • 146 m • Northern Ireland Planning StatisticsFull Local Amendments to planning approval LA04/2018/0875/F comprising of elevational changes to House Type A of nos. 3, 5 & 7 Stanhope Street (Plots 4A, 3A and 2A) (Retrospective). Authority: Belfast. Status: Approved. Decision: Approved.
27 Nov 2023 • 261 m • Northern Ireland Planning StatisticsListed Building Consents Local Removal and replacement of 8no. existing Antennas with 8no. proposed new Antennas, installation of 1no. GPS Module onto existing equipment cabin Wall, internal cabin refreshment and associated works. Authority: Belfast. Status: Pending.
27 Sep 2024 • 119 m • Northern Ireland Planning StatisticsOfficial neighbourhood wellbeing indices (for example England's IMD and devolved equivalents) rank small areas within their nation — never treat deciles as a UK-wide league table. Census 2021 describes the statistical neighbourhood (tenure, density, age) rather than individual households. Combine these structural facts with the live-change feed, then open the interactive map for filters, comparisons and downloads.
Among the most deprived 10% of small areas in Northern Ireland.
22% of households are privately rented in the local Census area.
5,535 usual residents and 2,637 households for the BT15 2 Census 2021 geography.
White 92.8%, Asian 0%, Black 0%, Mixed 0%, Other 7.2%.
10 open schools within 1 mile of BT15 2AA (3 primary, 1 secondary). Open the schools map for Ofsted ratings, GCSE results, LocaleIQ school scores and full detail on each school.
LocaleIQ is in staged rollout: some councils expose machine-readable planning and licensing feeds, while others remain manual-only. Each tile below states whether planning, crime, HMO, roadworks, property analytics or school intelligence is live, partial or unavailable for this point. When a layer is partial, the live product still centralises what we do ingest so you can decide when to supplement with local authority searches.
Planning records are available in the current search radius.
HMO data will appear where LocaleIQ has ingested licensing records for this area.
Northern Ireland does not have an open street-level police archive equivalent to data.police.uk. LocaleIQ uses the official NIMDM crime and disorder domain as the current postcode-area crime pressure proxy.
LocaleIQ has ingested a live roadworks source for this area. Roadworks will appear here when they fall within the current search radius.
Based on public data, BT15 2AA (Belfast, Northern Ireland) scores 67 out of 100 on LocaleIQ's area change-pressure index — "Watch". Current signals in the search radius: 344 planning applications. The dominant signal right now is: Planning applications are the strongest local change signal right now. The score combines planning activity, HMO density, crime pressure and roadworks disruption — higher means more change pressure in the area.
The official crime domain decile for BT15 2AA is 1 out of 10 (where 1 = highest crime pressure and 10 = lowest). At decile 1, this area is in the higher-pressure third for crime within Northern Ireland. Deciles rank small areas within one nation only and are not comparable across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The median sold price for postcode district BT8 is around £178k based on HM Land Registry Price Paid data. BT8 covers a wider area than just BT15 2AA. Past transaction prices do not predict future values.
Within 1 mile of BT15 2AA there are 10 state schools (3 primary, 1 secondary). The nearest is St Malachy's College, 144 m away.
LocaleIQ currently shows within the search radius around BT15 2AA: 344 planning applications Construction and land-use movement nearby.; 0 licensed HMOs Data coming soon for your area.. Coverage depends on local authority feeds — not all councils publish in real time. Always verify planning status and HMO licensing with Belfast council.
Decile 1/10 in Northern Ireland — This small area ranks in the more pressured 10% of Northern Ireland on the official neighbourhood wellbeing index. These indices rank small areas within Northern Ireland only; they are not comparable across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. NIMDM ranks Northern Ireland super output areas within Northern Ireland only. Compare NI deciles against NI areas, not against IMD, WIMD or SIMD elsewhere in the UK.
The Census 2021 area covering BT15 2AA shows: 22% privately rented, 18% owner-occupied. Figures describe the surrounding statistical area, not individual households.
This snapshot was last generated on 21 Apr 2026. Crime data typically lags 2–3 months behind real events, planning applications update more frequently, and census figures reflect the 2021 snapshot. Check individual source timestamps for definitive freshness.
This guide is intentionally concise. The interactive experience unlocks the full LocaleIQ map: adjustable search radius, sector overlays, route disruption modelling, postcode comparison, alert-friendly views and direct links to police, councils and highways publishers. Use it when you are ready to go beyond headline numbers.
