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Cathedral

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West Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon. About 4,266 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Cathedral live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,259
2,112th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.2%
Joint 4,153rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Cathedral compares

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

CathedralMiddle
Population41 wards, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon · 2021
Population: every ward in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon41 areas from 4,045 to 7,589. The middle area is 5,194. Cathedral is 4,259.
4,2594th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares41 wards, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon41 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 65.0%. Cathedral is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage41 wards, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon41 areas from 81.2% to 99.1%. The middle area is 94.1%. Cathedral is 97.3%.
97.3%8th highest
Aged 15 to 6441 wards, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon41 areas from 60.4% to 68.3%. The middle area is 63.2%. Cathedral is 62.2%.
62.2%11th lowest

Is Cathedral safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cathedral at a rate of 67.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.5 per 1,000 people across Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.

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

In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cathedral.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (103), violence and sexual offences (96) and criminal damage and arson (30).

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 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

These figures are published for the whole of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, not for each ward, so they describe all of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon and not Cathedral alone. See Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Average house price
£186,993
Up 9.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
223,044
Up 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
83.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Full-fibre broadband coverage
92.9%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Cathedral in brief

Cathedral had 4,259 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Cathedral live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cathedral, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

62.2% of residents in Cathedral were aged 15 to 64 at the census.