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Sports courts and playgrounds in Belfast

The aupa map shows 348 public places to get outside in Belfast, including 124 football pitches, 116 playgrounds and 35 basketball courts. That’s 10.0 per 10,000 residents, rank 8 of 23 cities in the UK. As of October 2026, based on OpenStreetMap.

Sports courts in Belfast

Open the map of Belfast and filter by sport. If you’re there right now, tap “What’s near me?”.

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Spot data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), prepared by aupa. Positions rounded to about 300 m. As of October 2026.

348
places on the map
10.0
per 10,000 residents
8.
rank in our city comparison in the UK
14
courts with floodlights (per OpenStreetMap)

Places are everywhere. What’s missing is the people. In the aupa app you see who’s here right now, and when your people check in, you know straight away.

By sport

What Belfast has

Number on the map and per 10,000 residents. Population: GeoNames.

Football pitches: 124

3.6 per 10,000 residents · rank 4 of 23

All football pitches in Belfast

Playgrounds: 116

3.3 per 10,000 residents · rank 10 of 23

All playgrounds in Belfast

Basketball courts: 35

1.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 6 of 23

All basketball courts in Belfast

Tennis courts: 35

1.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 7 of 23

All tennis courts in Belfast

Gyms: 26

0.7 per 10,000 residents · rank 12 of 23

All gyms in Belfast

Calisthenics parks: 5

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 12 of 23

Table tennis tables: 3

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 10 of 23

Swimming pools: 2

0.1 per 10,000 residents · rank 19 of 23

Skateparks: 1

0.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 23 of 23

Dog parks: 1

0.0 per 10,000 residents · rank 9 of 23

FAQ

Questions about sports courts in Belfast

How many sports courts are there in Belfast?
The aupa map shows 348 public places to get outside in Belfast (as of October 2026), including 124 football pitches, 116 playgrounds and 35 basketball courts. The data comes from OpenStreetMap and the community adds to it in the app. It isn’t complete yet: if a court is missing, add it in the app.
Where are basketball courts in Belfast?
The map shows 35 basketball courts in Belfast, for example on these streets: Agnes Street, Ailesbury Road and Alliance Road. The exact spot, photos and who’s there right now are in the aupa app.
Which app shows sports courts in Belfast?
aupa: a free community app with over 450,000 places to get outside, many of them in Belfast. You see who’s there right now and bring people along. You can’t book courts with aupa. The app is in beta: instantly on iPhone via TestFlight, Android is coming.
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