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Belfast

District

East Northern Ireland. 351,927 people in 138 square kilometres.

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Deprivation rank by neighbourhood

Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017

Most deprived 10%Least

Belfast’s 174 neighbourhoods range from 2nd to 890th.

Average house price
£184,768
Up 7.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population
345,418
31st highest of 361
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Female life expectancy
80.5years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Belfast compares

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

BelfastMiddle
Average house price360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Average house price: every council in UK360 areas from £115,401 to £1,232,640. The middle area is £272,474. Belfast is £184,768.
£184,76846th lowest
Annual price change360 areas, UK · Jul 2026
Annual price change: every council in UK360 areas from −20.7% to 12.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. Belfast is 7.7%.
+7.7%joint 18th strongest
Population361 areas, UK · 2021
Population: every council in UK361 areas from 2,053 to 1,144,919. The middle area is 143,926. Belfast is 345,418.
345,41831st highest
Female life expectancy359 areas, UK · 2022 to 2024
Female life expectancy: every council in UK359 areas from 78.7 years to 87.1 years. The middle area is 83.4 years. Belfast is 80.5 years.
80.5 yearsjoint 21st lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage361 areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every council in UK361 areas from 12.0% to 99.6%. The middle area is 89.5%. Belfast is 95.7%.
95.7%joint 47th highest

Every council ranked: average house price, annual price change, population, female life expectancy and gigabit broadband coverage.

House prices since 2005

Monthly average house price, smoothed. Belfast’s is 1.9 times its 2005 level, slower than Northern Ireland’s.

House prices since 2005Average house price each month for Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, January 2005 to July 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.
House prices since 2005
MonthBelfastNorthern IrelandUnited Kingdom
Jan 2005£99,462£105,916£138,759
Jan 2006£111,901£124,258£147,360
Jan 2007£175,792£188,278£162,825
Jan 2008£167,298£187,721£171,137
Jan 2009£120,278£132,669£144,840
Jan 2010£121,149£128,422£154,268
Jan 2011£100,857£112,639£154,113
Jan 2012£88,174£99,094£152,831
Jan 2013£82,847£92,202£154,495
Jan 2014£90,702£98,014£164,137
Jan 2015£99,621£104,989£175,636
Jan 2016£104,613£112,475£189,268
Jan 2017£110,359£118,092£198,276
Jan 2018£115,963£123,302£206,844
Jan 2019£121,398£128,168£210,317
Jan 2020£126,664£133,173£213,657
Jan 2021£134,746£141,087£228,417
Jan 2022£143,891£155,086£248,031
Jan 2023£149,391£162,479£260,941
Jan 2024£154,921£169,060£255,972
Jan 2025£170,049£184,322£264,936
Jan 2026£181,424£198,261£268,862
Jul 2026£184,768£202,487£272,611

Wards in Belfast60

Middle areas in Belfast175

Constituencies mostly in Belfast3

Neighbourhoods in Belfast735
Belfast in brief

Belfast’s average house price was £184,768 in July 2026.

Belfast had 345,418 usual residents at the census.

A baby girl born in Belfast could expect to live 80.5 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024.

In Belfast, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.