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Downshire East B4

Neighbourhood

Central Lisburn and Castlereagh. 479 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 Downshire East B4, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
484
Joint 2,217th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.3%
Joint 11,154th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
25.0%
Joint 11,406th 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 Downshire East B4. See deprivation across Lisburn and Castlereagh

How Downshire East B4 compares

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

Downshire East B4Middle
Population296 neighbourhoods, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Lisburn and Castlereagh296 areas from 218 to 1,076. The middle area is 493. Downshire East B4 is 484.
484joint 138th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage296 neighbourhoods, Lisburn and Castlereagh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Lisburn and Castlereagh296 areas from 62.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.1%. Downshire East B4 is 97.9%.
97.9%joint 100th lowest
Aged 15 to 64296 neighbourhoods, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Lisburn and Castlereagh296 areas from 46.0% to 84.0%. The middle area is 63.5%. Downshire East B4 is 59.3%.
59.3%69th lowest
Aged 65 and over296 neighbourhoods, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Lisburn and Castlereagh296 areas from 0.2% to 43.7%. The middle area is 18.3%. Downshire East B4 is 25.0%.
25.0%joint 55th highest

Is Downshire East B4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downshire East B4 at a rate of 242.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 100.7 per 1,000 people across Downshire East B.

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

In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Downshire East B4.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (36), anti-social behaviour (35) and criminal damage and arson (18).

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 Lisburn and Castlereagh

These figures are published for the whole of Lisburn and Castlereagh, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Lisburn and Castlereagh and not Downshire East B4 alone. See Lisburn and Castlereagh

Average house price
£240,737
Up 9.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
152,367
Up 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
83.8years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
People in radon Affected Area squares
32%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Downshire East B4 in brief

Downshire East B4 had 484 usual residents at the census.

In Downshire East B4, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

59.3% of residents in Downshire East B4 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

25.0% of residents in Downshire East B4 were aged 65 or over at the census.