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Botanic F2

Neighbourhood

Central Belfast. 586 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 Botanic F2, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
541
Joint 3,326th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
68.8%
Joint 8,487th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
14.2%
Joint 14,368th 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 Botanic F2. See deprivation across Belfast

How Botanic F2 compares

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

Botanic F2Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Botanic F2 is 541.
541joint 198th most 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%. Botanic F2 is 99.6%.
99.6%joint 269th 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%. Botanic F2 is 68.8%.
68.8%joint 222nd 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%. Botanic F2 is 14.2%.
14.2%joint 343rd lowest

Is Botanic F2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Botanic F2 at a rate of 87.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 220.2 per 1,000 people across Botanic F.

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

In August 2026 alone, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Botanic F2.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (24), violence and sexual offences (14) and other crime (5).

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 Botanic F2 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
Botanic F2 in brief

Botanic F2 had 541 usual residents at the census.

In Botanic F2, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

68.8% of residents in Botanic F2 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

14.2% of residents in Botanic F2 were aged 65 or over at the census.