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Newtownards K1

Neighbourhood

North Ards and North Down. 700 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 K1, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
697
Joint 6,741st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.5%
Joint 14,382nd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
22.6%
Joint 15,519th 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 K1. See deprivation across Ards and North Down

How Newtownards K1 compares

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

Newtownards K1Middle
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 K1 is 697.
69724th 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%. Newtownards K1 is 98.4%.
98.4%joint 142nd 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 K1 is 60.5%.
60.5%joint 151st lowest
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 K1 is 22.6%.
22.6%joint 170th highest

Is Newtownards K1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newtownards K1 at a rate of 42.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.2 per 1,000 people across Newtownards K.

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

In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newtownards K1.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (12), other crime (6) and anti-social behaviour (4).

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 K1 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 K1 in brief

Newtownards K1 had 697 usual residents at the census.

In Newtownards K1, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

60.5% of residents in Newtownards K1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

22.6% of residents in Newtownards K1 were aged 65 or over at the census.