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Ballymacash

Ward

North west Lisburn and Castlereagh. About 3,443 people in 0.9 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 Ballymacash live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,844
1,793rd 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
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.7%
Joint 923rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Ballymacash compares

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

BallymacashMiddle
Population40 wards, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2021
Population: every ward in Lisburn and Castlereagh40 areas from 1,929 to 6,617. The middle area is 3,706. Ballymacash is 3,844.
3,84417th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 wards, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Lisburn and Castlereagh40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 9.5%. Ballymacash is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 wards, Lisburn and Castlereagh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Lisburn and Castlereagh40 areas from 88.1% to 99.7%. The middle area is 97.3%. Ballymacash is 99.4%.
99.4%4th highest
Aged 15 to 6440 wards, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Lisburn and Castlereagh40 areas from 56.7% to 68.5%. The middle area is 62.8%. Ballymacash is 56.7%.
56.7%joint lowest

Is Ballymacash safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ballymacash at a rate of 38.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 52.4 per 1,000 people across Lisburn and Castlereagh.

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

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ballymacash.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (58), violence and sexual offences (47) and other crime (20).

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 ward, so they describe all of Lisburn and Castlereagh and not Ballymacash alone. See Lisburn and Castlereagh

Average house price
£240,737
Up 9.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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
Full-fibre broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Ballymacash in brief

Ballymacash had 3,844 usual residents at the census.

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

In Ballymacash, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

56.7% of residents in Ballymacash were aged 15 to 64 at the census.