Quality of Life in Belfast, United Kingdom

Purchasing Power Index	124.91	Very High
Safety Index	52.83	Moderate
Health Care Index	71.69	High
Climate Index	90.84	Very High
Cost of Living Index	55.29	Low
Property Price to Income Ratio	4.29	Very Low
Traffic Commute Time Index	37.59	Moderate
Pollution Index	26.46	Low

ƒ Quality of Life Index:	189.09	Very High

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Last update: December 2024

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4 Comments so far

Morgan Green on Dec 06, 2024:

I highly disagree with this…
Belfast has quite a high pollution rate among many main roads and inner city areas, very high traffic rates, unsafe streets, poor public transport and bike lanes.

There aren’t many well established communities that you can feel welcome into unless you are in the inner city or city centre. The suburbs are also very, VERY dull. There is also still a lot of tension, violence and i safety between communities.

I’m not sure what the climate index is? But if it’s the weather, it’s okay- just very dull and wet.

If it’s for climate action and environment- WORST IN THE UK.. we have a huge environmental crisis here, we are losing species rapidly, and only 8% of NI is forested (mostly non native).

Belfast has many many benefits though. Good education, nice city centre, sort of affordable, a lot of areas are lovely etc.

Dublinscot on Oct 30, 2022:

Having lived here in the south of the city for the past 4 years, previously 10 years in Dublin and previously 26 years just outside Belfast in Newtownards, I've Seend Belfast become what it is today. Long gone are the puppet masters of the past, there is still influence in areas like the west, east but PSNI deal with current issues very well. Legacies are that, they will take time. A lot of hate still stands due to the past, sometime forebears the future changes. Who knows where Belfast will be in 10 years, but if its as beautiful as it is now, filled with vibrant people and those who want to live in piece (and thats 98% of those who live here) it will continue to be a wonderful place.

Belfast Born and Raised on Sep 09, 2021:

The previous comment is untrue in most aspects. It is horrifically over exaggerated and deeply flawed. I'm not sure if this person even lives here in Belfast, maybe just someone that's read some history books or watched too many movies?...but if they do, then they have a terribly inaccurate view on the city. Yes some of these points are valid and in small sections of the city problems exist...but no more than any other city in Europe. To pretend we here are more problematic or a special case, is to ignore the reality of all cities across the continent. Belfast is just as beautiful and just as flawed Madrid, Paris, Berlin and Rome. All have their issues and all have their strengths.

Leo Sharkey on Nov 21, 2020:

Belfast is a deeply sectarian City with paramilitary organisations like the UDA, UVF, and IRA controlling the streets and housing estates of most of the place. Suicide, alcoholism, and substance abuse are amongst the highest in the world. Around 30% of the workforce have no paid work and live solely on benefits. Belfast has one of the lowest literacy levels in Europe. It is unique in Europe. Due to the deep and abiding sectarianism, the political statement never changes. There are many decent people trying to survive in the middle of it. Coronavirus and Brexit have greatly damaged the small and weak private sector leaving most people working in the public sector or on benefits. There are however very few problems re parking, traffic, rent or property prices. There is however very little random street violence. (The paramilitary gangs feel it is bad for business, and dispense summary justice to discourage it. There are punishment beatings and shootings every week, often by appointment.) It has overpriced drb pubs and very few night clubs but the restaurants are very good. There are many decent people here trying to better the place but it taks a strng stomach and a sense of humour to survive the place...

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