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Saintfield

Ward

North east Newry, Mourne and Down. About 3,997 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Saintfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,106
Joint 1,967th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.8%
Joint 3,862nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Saintfield compares

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

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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. Saintfield is 4,106.
4,10613th 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%. Saintfield is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest 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%. Saintfield is 97.6%.
97.6%11th 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%. Saintfield is 61.8%.
61.8%joint 14th lowest

Is Saintfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Saintfield at a rate of 20.1 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, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Saintfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (26), anti-social behaviour (24) and other crime (15).

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 Saintfield 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
Saintfield in brief

Saintfield had 4,106 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Saintfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Saintfield, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

61.8% of residents in Saintfield were aged 15 to 64 at the census.