Portaferry
WardSouth east Ards and North Down. About 3,484 people in 42 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Portaferry, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Portaferry compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
PortaferryMiddle
Population40 wards, Ards and North Down · 2021
3,2405th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage40 wards, Ards and North Down · Jan 2026
95.4%joint 14th lowest
Aged 15 to 6440 wards, Ards and North Down · 2021
62.9%joint 12th highest
Aged 65 and over40 wards, Ards and North Down · 2021
21.6%17th lowest
Figures for the whole of Ards and North Down
These figures are published for the whole of Ards and North Down, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ards and North Down and not Portaferry alone. See Ards and North Down
Portaferry in brief
Portaferry had 3,240 usual residents at the census.
In Portaferry, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
62.9% of residents in Portaferry were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
21.6% of residents in Portaferry were aged 65 or over at the census.