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Comber A3

Neighbourhood

North west Ards and North Down. 429 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 Comber A3, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
461
Joint 1,816th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.4%
Joint 9,148th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
18.1%
Joint 22,265th 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 Comber A3. See deprivation across Ards and North Down

How Comber A3 compares

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

Comber A3Middle
Population349 neighbourhoods, Ards and North Down · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Ards and North Down349 areas from 180 to 1,201. The middle area is 448. Comber A3 is 461.
461joint 161st most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage349 neighbourhoods, Ards and North Down · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Ards and North Down349 areas from 56.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.0%. Comber A3 is 90.8%.
90.8%47th lowest
Aged 15 to 64349 neighbourhoods, Ards and North Down · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Ards and North Down349 areas from 26.7% to 81.1%. The middle area is 61.4%. Comber A3 is 68.4%.
68.4%joint 49th highest
Aged 65 and over349 neighbourhoods, Ards and North Down · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Ards and North Down349 areas from 2.1% to 72.2%. The middle area is 22.4%. Comber A3 is 18.1%.
18.1%joint 116th lowest

Is Comber A3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Comber A3 at a rate of 44.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 27.4 per 1,000 people across Comber A.

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

In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in Comber A3.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (6), anti-social behaviour (5) and shoplifting (3).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Ards and North Down and not Comber A3 alone. See Ards and North Down

Average house price
£227,275
Up 7.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 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
People in radon Affected Area squares
60%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Comber A3 in brief

Comber A3 had 461 usual residents at the census.

In Comber A3, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

68.4% of residents in Comber A3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

18.1% of residents in Comber A3 were aged 65 or over at the census.