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Balmoral J1

Neighbourhood

South west Belfast. 550 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 Balmoral J1, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
560
Joint 3,762nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.2%
Joint 16,486th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
14.4%
Joint 14,759th 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 Balmoral J1. See deprivation across Belfast

How Balmoral J1 compares

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

Balmoral J1Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Balmoral J1 is 560.
560joint 171st 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%. Balmoral J1 is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 252nd 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%. Balmoral J1 is 61.2%.
61.2%joint 161st lowest
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%. Balmoral J1 is 14.4%.
14.4%joint 355th lowest

Is Balmoral J1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balmoral J1 at a rate of 32.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 27.2 per 1,000 people across Balmoral J.

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 Balmoral J1.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (11), anti-social behaviour (3) and criminal damage and arson (2).

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 Balmoral J1 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
Balmoral J1 in brief

Balmoral J1 had 560 usual residents at the census.

In Balmoral J1, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

61.2% of residents in Balmoral J1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

14.4% of residents in Balmoral J1 were aged 65 or over at the census.