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Belfast · 2026

Best places to live in Belfast

2 Belfast towns have an overall grade against UK towns; with fewer than 5, Belfast has no county ranking.

The overall score, sorted within Belfast; the letter compares each town with every UK town, and its rank among UK towns sits beside it. How grades work

Graded towns

By overall score against UK towns; ranks are within Belfast, and each UK rank links to the national list. The score (0–100) blends the seven livability grades and sets the order; the letter places that score among UK towns of 2,500+, and A+ is the top 5%, so neighbours on the list often share a letter.

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#TownScoreGrade · UK rankWhat drives it
–Metropolitan Lisburn32,643 people59.0top 24.4%A−#512 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A+, walkability A−·lowest: health D−
–Belfast293,298 people50.9top 41.0%B#868 of 2,138 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A+, walkability A+·lowest: health D−
County by county

Best places to live, county by county

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Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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