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Homes rented privately

4.2% to 32.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 4.2% in Ballycrochan to 32.5% in Harbour — a gap of 28.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ballycrochan	4.2%	54	1,288
Helen's Bay	6.5%	108	1,667
Cronstown	6.6%	110	1,676
Glen	6.6%	125	1,894
Comber North	7%	114	1,624
Ballygowan	7.1%	121	1,702
Ballymagee	7.4%	110	1,485
Cultra	7.8%	120	1,546
Killinchy	7.9%	119	1,502
Loughries	8.3%	139	1,677
Groomsport	8.5%	144	1,686
Gregstown	9.3%	131	1,408
Clandeboye	9.6%	151	1,577
Scrabo	9.9%	185	1,864
Comber South	10%	166	1,655
Silverbirch	10.6%	161	1,525
Broadway	10.6%	163	1,535
Warren	10.7%	207	1,930
Rathmore	11.3%	190	1,683
Holywood	11.4%	206	1,805
Ballyholme	11.5%	200	1,733
West Winds	12%	236	1,973
Movilla	12.3%	214	1,746
Carrowdore	12.9%	228	1,765
Bryansburn	13.1%	214	1,633
Donaghadee	13.2%	237	1,794
Ballywalter	14.6%	298	2,039
Castle	14.7%	285	1,937
Portavogie	15.6%	240	1,537
Kilcooley	15.7%	307	1,950
Ballygrainey	15.9%	425	2,681
Kircubbin	15.9%	285	1,792
Bloomfield	15.9%	282	1,770
Portaferry	17.2%	251	1,462
Comber West	17.5%	305	1,742
Rathgael	19.3%	323	1,676
Loughview	20%	409	2,045
Silverstream	24.4%	448	1,838
Conway Square	30%	698	2,328
Harbour	32.5%	737	2,266

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4% to 12.5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.4% in Cultra to 12.5% in West Winds — a gap of 9.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Cultra	3.4%	136	4,004
Clandeboye	4.2%	175	4,187
Ballymagee	4.6%	189	4,119
Ballygowan	4.6%	203	4,369
Helen's Bay	4.7%	183	3,900
Killinchy	4.7%	177	3,737
Bryansburn	4.8%	182	3,759
Cronstown	5.4%	242	4,480
Ballyholme	5.5%	215	3,892
Silverbirch	5.7%	212	3,728
Rathmore	5.8%	215	3,699
Comber South	5.9%	223	3,786
Ballycrochan	5.9%	184	3,121
Comber West	6.1%	231	3,807
Broadway	6.3%	216	3,423
Glen	6.4%	287	4,518
Holywood	6.7%	273	4,066
Warren	6.9%	296	4,308
Harbour	6.9%	328	4,752
Scrabo	6.9%	295	4,258
Silverstream	6.9%	275	3,963
Loughries	7.2%	300	4,172
Ballygrainey	7.2%	455	6,302
Groomsport	7.3%	264	3,631
Kircubbin	7.4%	327	4,397
Rathgael	7.5%	276	3,682
Movilla	7.6%	322	4,245
Loughview	8%	371	4,661
Bloomfield	8.3%	346	4,188
Comber North	8.5%	321	3,792
Donaghadee	8.6%	340	3,973
Portavogie	8.9%	342	3,863
Castle	9.3%	373	4,028
Carrowdore	9.5%	407	4,262
Ballywalter	9.9%	459	4,645
Gregstown	10.4%	330	3,184
Portaferry	10.8%	382	3,540
Conway Square	11.3%	489	4,317
Kilcooley	11.7%	516	4,424
West Winds	12.5%	556	4,463

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People aged 65 or over

7.9% to 36.3%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 7.9% in Ballygrainey to 36.3% in Groomsport — a gap of 28.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ballygrainey	7.9%	496	6,301
Movilla	11.3%	480	4,244
Clandeboye	13.1%	547	4,189
Ballymagee	13.6%	561	4,120
Kilcooley	16%	706	4,423
West Winds	16.4%	732	4,467
Cronstown	16.5%	740	4,481
Ballygowan	16.6%	723	4,368
Bloomfield	17%	711	4,189
Silverstream	19.2%	758	3,957
Loughview	19.3%	899	4,663
Portavogie	19.3%	745	3,864
Kircubbin	19.4%	855	4,396
Rathgael	19.6%	721	3,685
Glen	20.9%	944	4,522
Portaferry	21%	743	3,545
Carrowdore	21.1%	901	4,261
Silverbirch	21.6%	804	3,729
Conway Square	21.6%	934	4,322
Harbour	22%	1,044	4,752
Comber North	22.4%	849	3,791
Loughries	22.7%	948	4,169
Castle	23.2%	936	4,029
Comber South	23.5%	891	3,786
Ballywalter	24.2%	1,123	4,643
Killinchy	24.6%	921	3,738
Gregstown	25.7%	819	3,184
Warren	26%	1,119	4,310
Ballyholme	26.2%	1,019	3,891
Holywood	26.7%	1,087	4,067
Donaghadee	26.9%	1,070	3,973
Comber West	27%	1,029	3,808
Cultra	27.1%	1,085	4,008
Scrabo	28.8%	1,225	4,259
Rathmore	30.4%	1,124	3,699
Bryansburn	30.9%	1,162	3,757
Broadway	32.6%	1,114	3,422
Ballycrochan	33.2%	1,036	3,118
Helen's Bay	33.4%	1,305	3,902
Groomsport	36.3%	1,319	3,631

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.6% to 32%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 10.6% in Cultra to 32% in West Winds — a gap of 21.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Cultra	10.6%	351	3,312
Ballymagee	11.8%	388	3,285
Helen's Bay	12.3%	401	3,271
Ballyholme	12.7%	408	3,222
Clandeboye	13.4%	446	3,325
Silverbirch	14%	431	3,078
Harbour	14.2%	582	4,103
Killinchy	14.2%	440	3,093
Holywood	14.9%	506	3,402
Ballycrochan	15.2%	396	2,611
Bryansburn	15.5%	488	3,146
Broadway	15.6%	453	2,903
Cronstown	15.7%	575	3,651
Rathmore	16.3%	509	3,121
Ballygowan	16.9%	598	3,529
Warren	17.3%	621	3,598
Glen	17.8%	651	3,653
Ballygrainey	18%	846	4,687
Groomsport	18.3%	572	3,119
Scrabo	19%	676	3,560
Rathgael	19%	575	3,022
Loughries	19.1%	654	3,420
Comber West	19.2%	625	3,254
Donaghadee	19.7%	658	3,348
Comber South	20.1%	629	3,137
Silverstream	20.4%	657	3,226
Loughview	20.4%	763	3,738
Bloomfield	20.7%	673	3,255
Kircubbin	20.8%	742	3,561
Portaferry	21.2%	621	2,924
Movilla	21.2%	702	3,304
Carrowdore	23.7%	828	3,489
Ballywalter	24.3%	926	3,816
Comber North	24.6%	766	3,112
Castle	24.8%	828	3,342
Gregstown	26.2%	707	2,702
Portavogie	26.7%	820	3,075
Kilcooley	26.9%	926	3,448
Conway Square	30.9%	1,122	3,636
West Winds	32%	1,124	3,513

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17.5% to 56.8%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 17.5% in West Winds to 56.8% in Cultra — a gap of 39.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
West Winds	17.5%	614	3,513
Kilcooley	19.3%	667	3,448
Conway Square	19.9%	723	3,636
Portavogie	20.8%	641	3,075
Movilla	23.2%	766	3,304
Comber North	24.1%	751	3,112
Ballywalter	24.4%	930	3,816
Gregstown	26.4%	713	2,702
Castle	26.6%	889	3,342
Kircubbin	26.8%	956	3,561
Carrowdore	27.6%	964	3,489
Bloomfield	27.9%	909	3,255
Portaferry	28.4%	831	2,924
Cronstown	30.1%	1,098	3,651
Rathgael	30.2%	913	3,022
Ballygrainey	30.3%	1,419	4,687
Donaghadee	31.5%	1,054	3,348
Loughries	31.9%	1,091	3,420
Silverstream	32.4%	1,044	3,226
Silverbirch	32.4%	997	3,078
Ballygowan	33.7%	1,190	3,529
Glen	33.9%	1,239	3,653
Groomsport	34.8%	1,084	3,119
Comber West	35.5%	1,156	3,254
Warren	36.9%	1,326	3,598
Rathmore	36.9%	1,152	3,121
Comber South	37.1%	1,165	3,137
Ballycrochan	38.2%	997	2,611
Loughview	38.2%	1,428	3,738
Ballymagee	40.1%	1,316	3,285
Scrabo	40.7%	1,449	3,560
Broadway	41.8%	1,213	2,903
Clandeboye	42%	1,395	3,325
Killinchy	44.3%	1,370	3,093
Harbour	45.4%	1,864	4,103
Bryansburn	49.2%	1,548	3,146
Ballyholme	49.7%	1,602	3,222
Holywood	50.6%	1,720	3,402
Helen's Bay	51.6%	1,688	3,271
Cultra	56.8%	1,880	3,312

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

0.4% to 41.7%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 0.4% in Cronstown to 41.7% in West Winds — a gap of 41.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Cronstown	0.4%	6	1,676
Silverbirch	0.5%	8	1,525
Ballymagee	0.6%	9	1,485
Rathmore	0.7%	12	1,683
Cultra	1.1%	17	1,546
Loughries	2.4%	40	1,677
Killinchy	3.1%	47	1,502
Rathgael	4.4%	74	1,676
Ballycrochan	4.6%	59	1,288
Clandeboye	4.7%	74	1,577
Groomsport	4.9%	83	1,686
Bryansburn	5.1%	83	1,633
Ballygowan	5.7%	97	1,702
Portavogie	5.9%	91	1,537
Harbour	6%	137	2,266
Broadway	6.8%	105	1,535
Ballyholme	6.9%	120	1,733
Scrabo	7.1%	133	1,864
Comber West	7.3%	127	1,742
Kircubbin	8.2%	147	1,792
Helen's Bay	9%	150	1,667
Silverstream	9%	166	1,838
Donaghadee	10.3%	185	1,794
Ballywalter	11.5%	235	2,039
Holywood	12.9%	233	1,805
Carrowdore	13.2%	233	1,765
Warren	15.1%	291	1,930
Portaferry	15.5%	226	1,462
Comber South	17.3%	286	1,655
Glen	17.9%	339	1,894
Gregstown	18.2%	256	1,408
Bloomfield	20.5%	362	1,770
Movilla	21%	367	1,746
Comber North	21.1%	343	1,624
Loughview	22.4%	459	2,045
Conway Square	24.7%	574	2,328
Castle	25.6%	495	1,937
Ballygrainey	27%	725	2,681
Kilcooley	33.7%	657	1,950
West Winds	41.7%	822	1,973

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