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Black Mountain A1

Neighbourhood

West Belfast. 421 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 Black Mountain A1, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
481
Joint 2,162nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.8%
Joint 18,359th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
16.9%
Joint 19,761st 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 Black Mountain A1. See deprivation across Belfast

How Black Mountain A1 compares

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

Black Mountain A1Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Black Mountain A1 is 481.
481joint 310th 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%. Black Mountain A1 is 93.9%.
93.9%joint 122nd 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%. Black Mountain A1 is 61.8%.
61.8%joint 187th 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%. Black Mountain A1 is 16.9%.
16.9%joint 264th highest

Is Black Mountain A1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Black Mountain A1 at a rate of 52.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 68.9 per 1,000 people across Black Mountain A.

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

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Black Mountain A1.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (11), criminal damage and arson (4) and anti-social behaviour (3).

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 Black Mountain A1 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
Black Mountain A1 in brief

Black Mountain A1 had 481 usual residents at the census.

In Black Mountain A1, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

61.8% of residents in Black Mountain A1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

16.9% of residents in Black Mountain A1 were aged 65 or over at the census.