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Mullaghbane

Ward

South west Newry, Mourne and Down. About 4,230 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 56 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 Mullaghbane live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,976
Joint 1,884th 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
92.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.7%
Joint 3,778th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Mullaghbane compares

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

MullaghbaneMiddle
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. Mullaghbane is 3,976.
3,97610th 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%. Mullaghbane 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%. Mullaghbane is 92.3%.
92.3%joint 10th lowest
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%. Mullaghbane is 61.7%.
61.7%13th lowest

Is Mullaghbane safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mullaghbane at a rate of 19.3 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, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mullaghbane.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (20), other crime (20) and drug offences (11).

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 Mullaghbane 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
Mullaghbane in brief

Mullaghbane had 3,976 usual residents at the census.

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

In Mullaghbane, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

61.7% of residents in Mullaghbane were aged 15 to 64 at the census.