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Black Mountain E4

Neighbourhood

West Belfast. 550 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Black Mountain E4, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
526
Joint 3,030th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
53.5%
Joint 2,316th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
21.3%
Joint 17,960th highest 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 E4. See deprivation across Belfast

How Black Mountain E4 compares

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

Black Mountain E4Middle
Population735 neighbourhoods, Belfast · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Belfast735 areas from 154 to 2,149. The middle area is 450. Black Mountain E4 is 526.
526joint 226th 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 E4 is 98.7%.
98.7%joint 299th 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 E4 is 53.5%.
53.5%joint 24th 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 E4 is 21.3%.
21.3%joint 131st highest

Is Black Mountain E4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Black Mountain E4 at a rate of 47.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 49.8 per 1,000 people across Black Mountain E.

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 Black Mountain E4.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (9), violence and sexual offences (9) and robbery (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 Black Mountain E4 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 E4 in brief

Black Mountain E4 had 526 usual residents at the census.

In Black Mountain E4, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

53.5% of residents in Black Mountain E4 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

21.3% of residents in Black Mountain E4 were aged 65 or over at the census.