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Ballymena K3

Neighbourhood

West Mid and East Antrim. 456 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Ballymena K3, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
469
Joint 1,973rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.8%
Joint 15,206th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
14.6%
Joint 15,156th 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 Ballymena K3. See deprivation across Mid and East Antrim

How Ballymena K3 compares

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

Ballymena K3Middle
Population289 neighbourhoods, Mid and East Antrim · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Mid and East Antrim289 areas from 151 to 913. The middle area is 461. Ballymena K3 is 469.
469140th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage289 neighbourhoods, Mid and East Antrim · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Mid and East Antrim289 areas from 59.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.0%. Ballymena K3 is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
Aged 15 to 64289 neighbourhoods, Mid and East Antrim · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Mid and East Antrim289 areas from 33.3% to 77.8%. The middle area is 63.0%. Ballymena K3 is 65.8%.
65.8%joint 75th highest
Aged 65 and over289 neighbourhoods, Mid and East Antrim · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Mid and East Antrim289 areas from 2.0% to 62.4%. The middle area is 18.8%. Ballymena K3 is 14.6%.
14.6%78th lowest

Is Ballymena K3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ballymena K3 at a rate of 26.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 28.1 per 1,000 people across Ballymena K.

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

In August 2026 alone, 0 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ballymena K3.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (6), anti-social behaviour (5) and other crime (1).

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 Mid and East Antrim

These figures are published for the whole of Mid and East Antrim, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Mid and East Antrim and not Ballymena K3 alone. See Mid and East Antrim

Average house price
£177,450
Up 8.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
139,964
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
83.1years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
People in radon Affected Area squares
24%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Ballymena K3 in brief

Ballymena K3 had 469 usual residents at the census.

In Ballymena K3, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

65.8% of residents in Ballymena K3 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

14.6% of residents in Ballymena K3 were aged 65 or over at the census.