Homes rented privately
5.5% to 20.5%
Homes rented privately ranged from 5.5% in Ravernet to 20.5% in Hilden — a gap of 15 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.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravernet | 5.5% | 64 | 1,162 |
| Moneyreagh | 5.7% | 69 | 1,219 |
| Maghaberry | 6% | 93 | 1,546 |
| Drumbo | 6.4% | 76 | 1,188 |
| Stonyford | 6.7% | 74 | 1,112 |
| Ballymacash | 7% | 85 | 1,206 |
| Carrowreagh | 7.2% | 173 | 2,404 |
| Knockbracken | 7.4% | 99 | 1,334 |
| Ballymacoss | 7.8% | 183 | 2,343 |
| Ballymacbrennan | 7.9% | 92 | 1,164 |
| Cairnshill | 8.7% | 119 | 1,361 |
| Magheralave | 9.2% | 155 | 1,680 |
| Carryduff East | 9.3% | 134 | 1,448 |
| Ballyhanwood | 9.6% | 126 | 1,319 |
| White Mountain | 9.8% | 230 | 2,346 |
| Beechill | 9.9% | 123 | 1,245 |
| Glenavy | 10.1% | 141 | 1,391 |
| Ballinderry | 10.2% | 146 | 1,434 |
| Maze | 10.4% | 133 | 1,277 |
| Hillhall | 10.9% | 182 | 1,676 |
| Galwally | 11.4% | 150 | 1,314 |
| Hillsborough | 11.5% | 169 | 1,471 |
| Harmony Hill | 11.5% | 148 | 1,288 |
| Old Warren | 11.6% | 203 | 1,752 |
| Enler | 11.6% | 170 | 1,464 |
| Dromara | 11.7% | 151 | 1,296 |
| Lisnagarvey | 11.7% | 155 | 1,321 |
| Lagan | 11.8% | 160 | 1,359 |
| Dundonald | 12.5% | 172 | 1,375 |
| Carryduff West | 12.7% | 170 | 1,339 |
| Lambeg | 13% | 233 | 1,799 |
| Newtownbreda | 13.4% | 166 | 1,240 |
| Wallace Park | 14.2% | 195 | 1,377 |
| Lagan Valley | 14.6% | 219 | 1,495 |
| Moira | 15.3% | 235 | 1,540 |
| Knockmore | 15.8% | 289 | 1,827 |
| Derryaghy | 16.1% | 320 | 1,992 |
| Graham's Bridge | 16.4% | 244 | 1,491 |
| Blaris | 18.6% | 294 | 1,578 |
| Hilden | 20.5% | 402 | 1,958 |