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Antrim L2

Neighbourhood

Central Antrim and Newtownabbey. 626 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Antrim L2, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
559
Joint 3,738th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.4%
Joint 17,095th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
19.9%
Joint 20,721st highest 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 Antrim L2. See deprivation across Antrim and Newtownabbey

How Antrim L2 compares

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

Antrim L2Middle
Population294 neighbourhoods, Antrim and Newtownabbey · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Antrim and Newtownabbey294 areas from 193 to 1,333. The middle area is 484. Antrim L2 is 559.
55987th most 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%. Antrim L2 is 99.6%.
99.6%joint 136th highest
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%. Antrim L2 is 61.4%.
61.4%joint 93rd 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%. Antrim L2 is 19.9%.
19.9%joint 108th highest

Is Antrim L2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Antrim L2 at a rate of 36.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 27.3 per 1,000 people across Antrim L.

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

In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Antrim L2.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (8), anti-social behaviour (7) and other crime (3).

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 Antrim L2 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
Antrim L2 in brief

Antrim L2 had 559 usual residents at the census.

In Antrim L2, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

61.4% of residents in Antrim L2 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

19.9% of residents in Antrim L2 were aged 65 or over at the census.