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Dunsilly A6

Neighbourhood

North west Antrim and Newtownabbey. 401 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Dunsilly A6, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
401
Joint 968th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.9%
Joint 22,014th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
16.9%
Joint 19,761st lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017 is published for the Super Output Areas (2001), whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Dunsilly A6. See deprivation across Antrim and Newtownabbey

How Dunsilly A6 compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Dunsilly A6Middle
Population294 neighbourhoods, Antrim and Newtownabbey · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Antrim and Newtownabbey294 areas from 193 to 1,333. The middle area is 484. Dunsilly A6 is 401.
40177th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage294 neighbourhoods, Antrim and Newtownabbey · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Antrim and Newtownabbey294 areas from 48.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.5%. Dunsilly A6 is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 112th lowest
Aged 15 to 64294 neighbourhoods, Antrim and Newtownabbey · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Antrim and Newtownabbey294 areas from 46.4% to 79.8%. The middle area is 64.1%. Dunsilly A6 is 62.9%.
62.9%joint 127th lowest
Aged 65 and over294 neighbourhoods, Antrim and Newtownabbey · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Antrim and Newtownabbey294 areas from 0.8% to 43.8%. The middle area is 16.9%. Dunsilly A6 is 16.9%.
16.9%joint 144th lowest

Is Dunsilly A6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dunsilly A6 at a rate of 49.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 18.8 per 1,000 people across Dunsilly A.

Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in Dunsilly A6.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (16), violence and sexual offences (3) and criminal damage and arson (1).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Antrim and Newtownabbey

These figures are published for the whole of Antrim and Newtownabbey, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Antrim and Newtownabbey and not Dunsilly A6 alone. See Antrim and Newtownabbey

Average house price
£206,120
Up 8.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
148,487
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
82.5years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
People in radon Affected Area squares
14%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Dunsilly A6 in brief

Dunsilly A6 had 401 usual residents at the census.

In Dunsilly A6, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

62.9% of residents in Dunsilly A6 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

16.9% of residents in Dunsilly A6 were aged 65 or over at the census.