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Botanic W3

Neighbourhood

South east Belfast. 427 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Botanic W3, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
436
Joint 1,443rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
79.8%
Joint 1,516th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
9.2%
Joint 5,668th 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 W3. See deprivation across Belfast

How Botanic W3 compares

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

Botanic W3Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Botanic W3 is 436.
436joint 329th 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%. Botanic W3 is 99.4%.
99.4%joint 332nd 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 W3 is 79.8%.
79.8%63rd 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 W3 is 9.2%.
9.2%160th lowest

Is Botanic W3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Botanic W3 at a rate of 117.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 136.8 per 1,000 people across Botanic W.

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 W3.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (24), violence and sexual offences (12) 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 W3 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 W3 in brief

Botanic W3 had 436 usual residents at the census.

In Botanic W3, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

79.8% of residents in Botanic W3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

9.2% of residents in Botanic W3 were aged 65 or over at the census.