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The Loup

Ward

East Mid Ulster. About 4,458 people in 68 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 23% of people in The Loup live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,734
2,516th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
23%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.5%
Joint 3,898th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How The Loup compares

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

The LoupMiddle
Population40 wards, Mid Ulster · 2021
Population: every ward in Mid Ulster40 areas from 2,607 to 5,776. The middle area is 3,720. The Loup is 4,734.
4,7344th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 wards, Mid Ulster · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Mid Ulster40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. The Loup is 23.0%.
23%9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 wards, Mid Ulster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Mid Ulster40 areas from 87.5% to 99.7%. The middle area is 94.3%. The Loup is 96.2%.
96.2%14th highest
Aged 15 to 6440 wards, Mid Ulster · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Mid Ulster40 areas from 59.9% to 66.2%. The middle area is 63.0%. The Loup is 62.5%.
62.5%joint 17th lowest

Is The Loup safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in The Loup at a rate of 25.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 41.0 per 1,000 people across Mid Ulster.

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

In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in The Loup.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (36), anti-social behaviour (33) and criminal damage and arson (28).

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 ward, so they describe all of Mid Ulster and not The Loup alone. See Mid Ulster

Average house price
£195,453
Up 10.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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
Full-fibre broadband coverage
94.4%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
The Loup in brief

The Loup had 4,734 usual residents at the census.

About 23% of people in The Loup live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In The Loup, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

62.5% of residents in The Loup were aged 15 to 64 at the census.