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Macedon B2

Neighbourhood

East Antrim and Newtownabbey. 303 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Macedon B2, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
307
Joint 266th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
55.7%
Joint 4,449th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
30.5%
Joint 4,543rd 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 Macedon B2. See deprivation across Antrim and Newtownabbey

How Macedon B2 compares

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

Macedon B2Middle
Population294 neighbourhoods, Antrim and Newtownabbey · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Antrim and Newtownabbey294 areas from 193 to 1,333. The middle area is 484. Macedon B2 is 307.
30717th 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%. Macedon B2 is 100.0%.
100.0%joint 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%. Macedon B2 is 55.7%.
55.7%24th 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%. Macedon B2 is 30.5%.
30.5%20th highest

What is the population of Macedon B2?

Macedon B2 had 307 usual residents at the census.

Macedon B2 is the joint 266th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

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 Macedon B2 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
Macedon B2 in brief

Macedon B2 had 307 usual residents at the census.

In Macedon B2, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

55.7% of residents in Macedon B2 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

30.5% of residents in Macedon B2 were aged 65 or over at the census.