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Castlereagh East J2

Neighbourhood

North east Lisburn and Castlereagh. 471 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Castlereagh East J2, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
461
Joint 1,816th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.7%
Joint 7,657th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
25.4%
Joint 10,749th 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 Castlereagh East J2. See deprivation across Lisburn and Castlereagh

How Castlereagh East J2 compares

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

Castlereagh East J2Middle
Population296 neighbourhoods, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Lisburn and Castlereagh296 areas from 218 to 1,076. The middle area is 493. Castlereagh East J2 is 461.
461115th 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%. Castlereagh East J2 is 88.5%.
88.5%20th 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%. Castlereagh East J2 is 57.7%.
57.7%joint 49th 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%. Castlereagh East J2 is 25.4%.
25.4%joint 51st highest

Is Castlereagh East J2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castlereagh East J2 at a rate of 87.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 41.2 per 1,000 people across Castlereagh East J.

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

In August 2026 alone, 3 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castlereagh East J2.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (22), anti-social behaviour (11) and other crime (3).

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 Castlereagh East J2 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
Castlereagh East J2 in brief

Castlereagh East J2 had 461 usual residents at the census.

In Castlereagh East J2, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

57.7% of residents in Castlereagh East J2 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

25.4% of residents in Castlereagh East J2 were aged 65 or over at the census.