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Musgrave

Ward

South west Belfast. About 4,810 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Musgrave live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,393
2,235th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.9%
Joint 2,228th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Musgrave compares

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

MusgraveMiddle
Population60 wards, Belfast · 2021
Population: every ward in Belfast60 areas from 3,613 to 16,968. The middle area is 5,331. Musgrave is 4,393.
4,3937th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares60 wards, Belfast · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Belfast60 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Musgrave is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage60 wards, Belfast · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Belfast60 areas from 86.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.6%. Musgrave is 97.8%.
97.8%24th highest
Aged 15 to 6460 wards, Belfast · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Belfast60 areas from 59.0% to 86.4%. The middle area is 65.0%. Musgrave is 64.9%.
64.9%30th lowest

Is Musgrave safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Musgrave at a rate of 62.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 128.5 per 1,000 people across Belfast.

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

In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Musgrave.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (73), violence and sexual offences (61) and other crime (50).

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 ward, so they describe all of Belfast and not Musgrave alone. See Belfast

Average house price
£184,768
Up 7.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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
Full-fibre broadband coverage
92.3%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Musgrave in brief

Musgrave had 4,393 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Musgrave live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Musgrave, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

64.9% of residents in Musgrave were aged 15 to 64 at the census.