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Magherafelt D5

Neighbourhood

East Mid Ulster. 610 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 16 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Magherafelt D5, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
605
Joint 4,777th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.0%
Joint 15,871st lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
18.4%
Joint 22,881st 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 D5. See deprivation across Mid Ulster

How Magherafelt D5 compares

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

Magherafelt D5Middle
Population264 neighbourhoods, Mid Ulster · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Mid Ulster264 areas from 215 to 1,067. The middle area is 559. Magherafelt D5 is 605.
605joint 97th 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 D5 is 92.9%.
92.9%joint 70th lowest
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 D5 is 61.0%.
61.0%joint 74th lowest
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 D5 is 18.4%.
18.4%62nd highest

Is Magherafelt D5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Magherafelt D5 at a rate of 26.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 18.3 per 1,000 people across Magherafelt D.

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 D5.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (9), anti-social behaviour (3) and burglary (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 D5 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 D5 in brief

Magherafelt D5 had 605 usual residents at the census.

In Magherafelt D5, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

61.0% of residents in Magherafelt D5 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

18.4% of residents in Magherafelt D5 were aged 65 or over at the census.