Whitecross
WardWest Newry, Mourne and Down. About 4,343 people in 67 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Whitecross, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Whitecross compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
WhitecrossMiddle
Population41 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · 2021
4,20418th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage41 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · Jan 2026
90.7%joint 5th lowest
Aged 15 to 6441 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · 2021
64.1%joint 10th highest
Aged 65 and over41 wards, Newry, Mourne and Down · 2021
14.8%joint 13th lowest
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 Whitecross alone. See Newry, Mourne and Down
Whitecross in brief
Whitecross had 4,204 usual residents at the census.
In Whitecross, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
64.1% of residents in Whitecross were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
14.8% of residents in Whitecross were aged 65 or over at the census.