Botanic Z3
NeighbourhoodSouth Belfast. 457 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Botanic Z3, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
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 Z3. See deprivation across Belfast
How Botanic Z3 compares
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Is Botanic Z3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Botanic Z3 at a rate of 56.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 22.9 per 1,000 people across Botanic Z.
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 Botanic Z3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (10), drug offences (7) and violence and sexual offences (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 Z3 alone. See Belfast
Botanic Z3 in brief
Botanic Z3 had 484 usual residents at the census.
In Botanic Z3, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
56.8% of residents in Botanic Z3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
25.9% of residents in Botanic Z3 were aged 65 or over at the census.