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Newtownards Q4

Neighbourhood

North Ards and North Down. 495 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Newtownards Q4, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
493
Joint 2,385th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.3%
Joint 9,340th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
19.0%
Joint 22,514th 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 Q4. See deprivation across Ards and North Down

How Newtownards Q4 compares

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

Newtownards Q4Middle
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 Q4 is 493.
493128th 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 Q4 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 Q4 is 68.3%.
68.3%joint 51st 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 Q4 is 19.0%.
19.0%129th lowest

Is Newtownards Q4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newtownards Q4 at a rate of 20.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 43.8 per 1,000 people across Newtownards Q.

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

In August 2026 alone, 0 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newtownards Q4.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (6), anti-social behaviour (3) and burglary (1).

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 Q4 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 Q4 in brief

Newtownards Q4 had 493 usual residents at the census.

In Newtownards Q4, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

68.3% of residents in Newtownards Q4 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

19.0% of residents in Newtownards Q4 were aged 65 or over at the census.