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Magherafelt G2

Neighbourhood

East Mid Ulster. 642 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Magherafelt G2, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
637
Joint 5,500th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.4%
Joint 22,741st highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
12.8%
Joint 11,648th 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 Magherafelt G2. See deprivation across Mid Ulster

How Magherafelt G2 compares

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

Magherafelt G2Middle
Population264 neighbourhoods, Mid Ulster · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Mid Ulster264 areas from 215 to 1,067. The middle area is 559. Magherafelt G2 is 637.
63777th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage264 neighbourhoods, Mid Ulster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Mid Ulster264 areas from 66.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.0%. Magherafelt G2 is 98.7%.
98.7%joint 84th highest
Aged 15 to 64264 neighbourhoods, Mid Ulster · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Mid Ulster264 areas from 54.7% to 78.0%. The middle area is 63.4%. Magherafelt G2 is 63.4%.
63.4%joint 129th highest
Aged 65 and over264 neighbourhoods, Mid Ulster · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Mid Ulster264 areas from 2.6% to 29.6%. The middle area is 15.2%. Magherafelt G2 is 12.8%.
12.8%joint 71st lowest

Is Magherafelt G2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Magherafelt G2 at a rate of 21.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 26.3 per 1,000 people across Magherafelt G.

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

In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in Magherafelt G2.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (6), anti-social behaviour (5) and other crime (2).

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 Ulster

These figures are published for the whole of Mid Ulster, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Mid Ulster and not Magherafelt G2 alone. See Mid Ulster

Average house price
£195,453
Up 10.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
152,292
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
83.4years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
People in radon Affected Area squares
68%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Magherafelt G2 in brief

Magherafelt G2 had 637 usual residents at the census.

In Magherafelt G2, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

63.4% of residents in Magherafelt G2 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

12.8% of residents in Magherafelt G2 were aged 65 or over at the census.