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Braid H2

Neighbourhood

West Mid and East Antrim. 759 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Braid H2, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
748
Joint 7,717th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.2%
Joint 10,901st lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
20.9%
Joint 18,775th 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 Braid H2. See deprivation across Mid and East Antrim

How Braid H2 compares

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

Braid H2Middle
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. Braid H2 is 748.
74811th 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%. Braid H2 is 96.9%.
96.9%joint 100th lowest
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%. Braid H2 is 59.2%.
59.2%joint 65th lowest
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%. Braid H2 is 20.9%.
20.9%119th highest

Is Braid H2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Braid H2 at a rate of 31.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 22.7 per 1,000 people across Braid H.

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 Braid H2.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (10), violence and sexual offences (4) and other crime (4).

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 Braid H2 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
Braid H2 in brief

Braid H2 had 748 usual residents at the census.

In Braid H2, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

59.2% of residents in Braid H2 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

20.9% of residents in Braid H2 were aged 65 or over at the census.