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Botanic R3

Neighbourhood

South Belfast. 731 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 R3, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
645
Joint 5,661st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
92.5%
Joint 215th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
4.1%
Joint 990th 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 R3. See deprivation across Belfast

How Botanic R3 compares

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

Botanic R3Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Botanic R3 is 645.
645joint 71st 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 R3 is 93.6%.
93.6%joint 115th 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 R3 is 92.5%.
92.5%22nd 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 R3 is 4.1%.
4.1%joint 48th lowest

Is Botanic R3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Botanic R3 at a rate of 101.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.4 per 1,000 people across Botanic R.

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

In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Botanic R3.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (25), violence and sexual offences (19) and other crime (13).

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 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
Botanic R3 in brief

Botanic R3 had 645 usual residents at the census.

In Botanic R3, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

92.5% of residents in Botanic R3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

4.1% of residents in Botanic R3 were aged 65 or over at the census.