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Castle J3

Neighbourhood

North Belfast. 367 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 Castle J3, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
371
Joint 694th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.7%
Joint 18,047th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
23.7%
Joint 13,572nd 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 Castle J3. See deprivation across Belfast

How Castle J3 compares

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

Castle J3Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Castle J3 is 371.
371joint 188th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 48.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.2%. Castle J3 is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
Aged 15 to 64735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 28.0% to 97.3%. The middle area is 65.1%. Castle J3 is 61.7%.
61.7%joint 179th lowest
Aged 65 and over735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 0.1% to 67.8%. The middle area is 14.7%. Castle J3 is 23.7%.
23.7%84th highest

What is the population of Castle J3?

Castle J3 had 371 usual residents at the census.

Castle J3 is the joint 694th least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Belfast

These figures are published for the whole of Belfast, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Belfast and not Castle J3 alone. See Belfast

Average house price
£184,768
Up 7.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
351,927
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
80.5years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
People in radon Affected Area squares
14%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Castle J3 in brief

Castle J3 had 371 usual residents at the census.

In Castle J3, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

61.7% of residents in Castle J3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

23.7% of residents in Castle J3 were aged 65 or over at the census.