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Balmoral K2

Neighbourhood

South Belfast. 625 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 K2, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
623
Joint 5,162nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.3%
Joint 23,082nd highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
17.6%
Joint 21,260th 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 K2. See deprivation across Belfast

How Balmoral K2 compares

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

Balmoral K2Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Balmoral K2 is 623.
623joint 93rd 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 K2 is 97.3%.
97.3%joint 207th 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%. Balmoral K2 is 63.3%.
63.3%joint 273rd 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 K2 is 17.6%.
17.6%joint 244th highest

Is Balmoral K2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Balmoral K2 at a rate of 68.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.3 per 1,000 people across Balmoral K.

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

In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Balmoral K2.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (18), violence and sexual offences (17) and drug offences (4).

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 K2 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 K2 in brief

Balmoral K2 had 623 usual residents at the census.

In Balmoral K2, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

63.3% of residents in Balmoral K2 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

17.6% of residents in Balmoral K2 were aged 65 or over at the census.