District council · Northern Ireland

Lisburn and Castlereagh

Lisburn and Castlereagh is a district council. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Lisburn and Castlereagh
District council · N09000007
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Building control
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections

Education, roads, housing and social care in Northern Ireland are run by regional departments, not councils.

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Type
District council
Single tier
Official code
N09000007
ONS GSS code
Nation
Northern Ireland
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
13
Postcode sectors
13
Wards
4
Constituencies

5 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

13 wards recorded in this council area.

Ballymacbrennan · Ballymacoss · Blaris · Carrowreagh · Carryduff East · Dunmurry · Graham's Bridge · Hillsborough · Knockbracken · Lagan · Magheralave · Old Warren · White Mountain

Postcode sectors

BT16 1 · BT16 2 · BT17 9 · BT26 6 · BT27 4 · BT27 5 · BT27 6 · BT28 1 · BT28 2 · BT28 3 · BT67 0 · BT8 6 · BT8 8

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code N09000007.