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Downshire East E1

Neighbourhood

Central Lisburn and Castlereagh. 639 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Downshire East E1, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
644
Joint 5,633rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.8%
Joint 12,472nd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
24.4%
Joint 12,428th 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 E1. See deprivation across Lisburn and Castlereagh

How Downshire East E1 compares

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

Downshire East E1Middle
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 E1 is 644.
644joint 47th most 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 E1 is 95.8%.
95.8%joint 66th 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 E1 is 59.8%.
59.8%joint 75th 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 E1 is 24.4%.
24.4%64th highest

What is the population of Downshire East E1?

Downshire East E1 had 644 usual residents at the census.

Downshire East E1 is the joint 5,633rd least populated of 46,844 in the UK.

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 E1 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 E1 in brief

Downshire East E1 had 644 usual residents at the census.

In Downshire East E1, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

59.8% of residents in Downshire East E1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

24.4% of residents in Downshire East E1 were aged 65 or over at the census.