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Newtownards L4

Neighbourhood

North Ards and North Down. 320 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 L4, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
320
Joint 338th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.0%
Joint 22,369th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
25.9%
Joint 9,975th 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 L4. See deprivation across Ards and North Down

How Newtownards L4 compares

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

Newtownards L4Middle
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 L4 is 320.
320joint 32nd 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 L4 is 98.8%.
98.8%joint 163rd 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 L4 is 63.0%.
63.0%joint 131st 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 L4 is 25.9%.
25.9%joint 114th highest

Is Newtownards L4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newtownards L4 at a rate of 128.1 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, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newtownards L4.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (18), anti-social behaviour (16) and drug offences (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 Newtownards L4 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 L4 in brief

Newtownards L4 had 320 usual residents at the census.

In Newtownards L4, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

63.0% of residents in Newtownards L4 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

25.9% of residents in Newtownards L4 were aged 65 or over at the census.