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Comber H

Middle area

West Ards and North Down. 2,294 people in 32 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 74% of people in Comber H live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,246
455th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
74%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Comber H

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Comber H at a rate of 24.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 52.1 per 1,000 people across Ards and North Down.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Police recorded 3 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in Comber H in August 2026.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences23
Anti-social behaviour16
Other crime7
Drug offences3
Burglary2
Criminal damage and arson2
Robbery1
Shoplifting1
Vehicle crime1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Comber H compares

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

Comber HMiddle
Population80 middle areas, Ards and North Down · 2021
Population: every middle area in Ards and North Down80 areas from 1,104 to 3,319. The middle area is 2,024. Comber H is 2,246.
2,24631st most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares80 middle areas, Ards and North Down · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Ards and North Down80 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 82.0%. Comber H is 74.0%.
74%joint 38th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage80 middle areas, Ards and North Down · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Ards and North Down80 areas from 82.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.6%. Comber H is 88.5%.
88.5%7th lowest
Claimant rate80 middle areas, Ards and North Down · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Ards and North Down80 areas from 0.5% to 7.4%. The middle area is 2.2%. Comber H is 1.2%.
1.2%joint 11th lowest

Is Comber H safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Comber H at a rate of 24.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 52.1 per 1,000 people across Ards and North Down.

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 Comber H.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (23), anti-social behaviour (16) and other crime (7).

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 Ards and North Down

These figures are published for the whole of Ards and North Down, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ards and North Down and not Comber H alone. See Ards and North Down

Average house price
£227,275
Up 7.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population estimate
165,407
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
83.5years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Full-fibre broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Comber H in brief

Comber H had 2,246 usual residents at the census.

About 74% of people in Comber H live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Comber H, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Comber H, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.