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Castle T1

Neighbourhood

North Belfast. 353 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 Castle T1, 91.1% 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
91.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
75.6%
Joint 2,661st highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
6.8%
Joint 2,759th lowest 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 T1. See deprivation across Belfast

How Castle T1 compares

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

Castle T1Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Castle T1 is 320.
320joint 96th 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 T1 is 91.1%.
91.1%joint 87th lowest
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 T1 is 75.6%.
75.6%joint 99th highest
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 T1 is 6.8%.
6.8%joint 101st lowest

Is Castle T1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle T1 at a rate of 291.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 243.3 per 1,000 people across Castle T.

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

In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castle T1.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (43), violence and sexual offences (36) and other crime (11).

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 Belfast

These figures are published for the whole of Belfast, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Belfast and not Castle T1 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 T1 in brief

Castle T1 had 320 usual residents at the census.

In Castle T1, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

75.6% of residents in Castle T1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

6.8% of residents in Castle T1 were aged 65 or over at the census.