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Macedon B4

Neighbourhood

East Antrim and Newtownabbey. 641 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Macedon B4, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
596
Joint 4,587th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
69.2%
Joint 7,806th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
9.9%
Joint 6,697th 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 Macedon B4. See deprivation across Antrim and Newtownabbey

How Macedon B4 compares

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

Macedon B4Middle
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 B4 is 596.
596joint 65th 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%. Macedon B4 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%. Macedon B4 is 69.2%.
69.2%joint 42nd highest
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 B4 is 9.9%.
9.9%55th lowest

Is Macedon B4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Macedon B4 at a rate of 45.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 100.5 per 1,000 people across Macedon B.

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 Macedon B4.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (11), violence and sexual offences (7) and criminal damage and arson (4).

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 Macedon B4 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 B4 in brief

Macedon B4 had 596 usual residents at the census.

In Macedon B4, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

69.2% of residents in Macedon B4 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

9.9% of residents in Macedon B4 were aged 65 or over at the census.