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Ormiston R3

Neighbourhood

East Belfast. 474 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Ormiston R3, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
439
Joint 1,494th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.6%
Joint 18,775th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
15.8%
Joint 17,536th 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 Ormiston R3. See deprivation across Belfast

How Ormiston R3 compares

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

Ormiston R3Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Ormiston R3 is 439.
439joint 340th 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%. Ormiston R3 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%. Ormiston R3 is 64.6%.
64.6%joint 340th 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%. Ormiston R3 is 15.8%.
15.8%joint 315th highest

Is Ormiston R3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ormiston R3 at a rate of 23.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 14.2 per 1,000 people across Ormiston R.

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

In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in Ormiston R3.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were criminal damage and arson (4), anti-social behaviour (3) and violence and sexual offences (3).

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 Ormiston R3 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
Ormiston R3 in brief

Ormiston R3 had 439 usual residents at the census.

In Ormiston R3, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

64.6% of residents in Ormiston R3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

15.8% of residents in Ormiston R3 were aged 65 or over at the census.