Belfast

Lights out Belfast

Every red building is empty. The map follows the real sky over the city, so come back after dark.

6,880properties empty on the rates list

That's 1 in 26

Out of every 100

2.2%of homes

19.4%of shops, offices and other business premises

Five years of empties

190buildings mapped as empty, ruined or closed

28football pitches of floor space, ground floor only

Mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers. The rates figures don't name addresses, so most of the city's empty properties aren't on the map yet.

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Checking the sky

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