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Fairview

Ward

East Antrim and Newtownabbey. About 2,939 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Fairview live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,054
1,147th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.2%
Joint 4,153rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Fairview compares

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

FairviewMiddle
Population40 wards, Antrim and Newtownabbey · 2021
Population: every ward in Antrim and Newtownabbey40 areas from 2,189 to 6,469. The middle area is 3,518. Fairview is 3,054.
3,05413th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 wards, Antrim and Newtownabbey · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Antrim and Newtownabbey40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Fairview is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 wards, Antrim and Newtownabbey · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Antrim and Newtownabbey40 areas from 85.3% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.4%. Fairview is 99.8%.
99.8%joint 2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6440 wards, Antrim and Newtownabbey · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Antrim and Newtownabbey40 areas from 56.4% to 68.7%. The middle area is 63.9%. Fairview is 62.2%.
62.2%joint 11th lowest

Is Fairview safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fairview at a rate of 28.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Antrim and Newtownabbey.

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

In August 2026 alone, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fairview.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (35), violence and sexual offences (34) and criminal damage and arson (9).

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 ward, so they describe all of Antrim and Newtownabbey and not Fairview 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
Full-fibre broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Fairview in brief

Fairview had 3,054 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Fairview live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fairview, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

62.2% of residents in Fairview were aged 15 to 64 at the census.