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Downshire East D3

Neighbourhood

South east Lisburn and Castlereagh. 546 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Downshire East D3, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
544
Joint 3,390th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.6%
Joint 21,027th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
17.0%
Joint 19,985th 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 Downshire East D3. See deprivation across Lisburn and Castlereagh

How Downshire East D3 compares

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

Downshire East D3Middle
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 D3 is 544.
544106th 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 D3 is 98.2%.
98.2%joint 114th 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 D3 is 62.6%.
62.6%joint 131st 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 D3 is 17.0%.
17.0%130th lowest

Is Downshire East D3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downshire East D3 at a rate of 53.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 26.5 per 1,000 people across Downshire East D.

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 Downshire East D3.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (11), other crime (9) and violence and sexual offences (6).

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 D3 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 D3 in brief

Downshire East D3 had 544 usual residents at the census.

In Downshire East D3, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

62.6% of residents in Downshire East D3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

17.0% of residents in Downshire East D3 were aged 65 or over at the census.