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Botanic N5

Neighbourhood

South Belfast. 622 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 N5, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
580
Joint 4,209th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
83.5%
Joint 919th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
6.7%
Joint 2,657th 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 N5. See deprivation across Belfast

How Botanic N5 compares

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

Botanic N5Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Botanic N5 is 580.
580137th 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 N5 is 98.2%.
98.2%joint 261st 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%. Botanic N5 is 83.5%.
83.5%53rd 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 N5 is 6.7%.
6.7%joint 96th lowest

Is Botanic N5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Botanic N5 at a rate of 136.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 232.1 per 1,000 people across Botanic N.

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

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Botanic N5.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (32), violence and sexual offences (22) and criminal damage and arson (15).

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 N5 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 N5 in brief

Botanic N5 had 580 usual residents at the census.

In Botanic N5, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

83.5% of residents in Botanic N5 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

6.7% of residents in Botanic N5 were aged 65 or over at the census.