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Newtownards L1

Neighbourhood

North Ards and North Down. 229 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 Newtownards L1, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
244
Joint 76th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.7%
Joint 18,497th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
26.1%
Joint 9,660th highest 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 Newtownards L1. See deprivation across Ards and North Down

How Newtownards L1 compares

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

Newtownards L1Middle
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. Newtownards L1 is 244.
244joint 9th least 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%. Newtownards L1 is 96.4%.
96.4%joint 96th 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%. Newtownards L1 is 64.7%.
64.7%97th 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%. Newtownards L1 is 26.1%.
26.1%joint 111th highest

Is Newtownards L1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newtownards L1 at a rate of 148.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 288.2 per 1,000 people across Newtownards L.

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

In August 2026 alone, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newtownards L1.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (12), violence and sexual offences (9) and criminal damage and arson (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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Ards and North Down and not Newtownards L1 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
Newtownards L1 in brief

Newtownards L1 had 244 usual residents at the census.

In Newtownards L1, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

64.7% of residents in Newtownards L1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

26.1% of residents in Newtownards L1 were aged 65 or over at the census.