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Macedon J5

Neighbourhood

East Antrim and Newtownabbey. 355 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 J5, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
380
Joint 770th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.5%
Joint 13,326th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
16.4%
Joint 18,722nd 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 J5. See deprivation across Antrim and Newtownabbey

How Macedon J5 compares

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

Macedon J5Middle
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 J5 is 380.
38062nd 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 J5 is 98.5%.
98.5%joint 91st 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%. Macedon J5 is 66.5%.
66.5%joint 91st 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 J5 is 16.4%.
16.4%joint 135th lowest

Is Macedon J5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Macedon J5 at a rate of 135.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 154.0 per 1,000 people across Macedon J.

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

In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Macedon J5.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (17), anti-social behaviour (15) and violence and sexual offences (10).

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 J5 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 J5 in brief

Macedon J5 had 380 usual residents at the census.

In Macedon J5, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

66.5% of residents in Macedon J5 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

16.4% of residents in Macedon J5 were aged 65 or over at the census.