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Cathedral

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East Newry, Mourne and Down. About 3,685 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Cathedral live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,688
Joint 1,692nd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.2%
Joint 2,639th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Cathedral compares

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

CathedralMiddle
Population41 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · 2021
Population: every ward in Newry, Mourne and Down41 areas from 3,181 to 5,792. The middle area is 4,260. Cathedral is 3,688.
3,6886th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares41 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Newry, Mourne and Down41 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Cathedral is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage41 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Newry, Mourne and Down41 areas from 86.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 95.9%. Cathedral is 98.7%.
98.7%joint 4th highest
Aged 15 to 6441 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Newry, Mourne and Down41 areas from 56.2% to 64.9%. The middle area is 62.4%. Cathedral is 64.2%.
64.2%joint 8th highest

Is Cathedral safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cathedral at a rate of 149.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.7 per 1,000 people across Newry, Mourne and Down.

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

In August 2026 alone, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cathedral.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (176), violence and sexual offences (159) and shoplifting (71).

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 Newry, Mourne and Down

These figures are published for the whole of Newry, Mourne and Down, not for each ward, so they describe all of Newry, Mourne and Down and not Cathedral alone. See Newry, Mourne and Down

Average house price
£220,572
Up 12.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
182,884
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
83.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Full-fibre broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Cathedral in brief

Cathedral had 3,688 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Cathedral live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

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

64.2% of residents in Cathedral were aged 15 to 64 at the census.