Homes rented privately
8.9% to 35.5%
Homes rented privately ranged from 8.9% in Aghadowey to 35.5% in Mountsandel — a gap of 26.6 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 |
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| Aghadowey | 8.9% | 114 | 1,276 |
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| Macosquin | 10.2% | 136 | 1,339 |
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| Dunloy | 10.5% | 131 | 1,245 |
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| Loughguile and Stranocum | 10.6% | 138 | 1,303 |
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| Altahullion | 12.7% | 145 | 1,143 |
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| Ballykelly | 12.8% | 149 | 1,166 |
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| Magilligan | 12.8% | 144 | 1,123 |
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| Rasharkin | 12.9% | 181 | 1,406 |
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| Garvagh | 13.2% | 165 | 1,250 |
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| Churchland | 13.4% | 208 | 1,558 |
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| Quarry | 13.8% | 254 | 1,847 |
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| Torr Head and Rathlin | 13.8% | 192 | 1,387 |
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| Castlerock | 14.1% | 205 | 1,450 |
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| Clogh Mills | 14.4% | 198 | 1,379 |
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| Dervock | 14.8% | 206 | 1,390 |
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| Giant's Causeway | 14.9% | 217 | 1,455 |
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| Route | 14.9% | 208 | 1,394 |
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| Kinbane | 15% | 245 | 1,633 |
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| Hopefield | 15.8% | 247 | 1,563 |
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| Ballymoney South | 16.1% | 231 | 1,438 |
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| Lurigethan | 16.2% | 176 | 1,087 |
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| Greystone | 17% | 236 | 1,392 |
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| Waterside | 17% | 334 | 1,961 |
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| Drumsurn | 17.6% | 242 | 1,377 |
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| Windy Hall | 17.8% | 271 | 1,522 |
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| Dundooan | 17.9% | 264 | 1,478 |
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| Kilrea | 18.1% | 257 | 1,421 |
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| Dungiven | 19.4% | 234 | 1,207 |
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| Feeny | 19.5% | 252 | 1,295 |
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| University | 20.2% | 306 | 1,515 |
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| Ballymoney North | 21.1% | 312 | 1,478 |
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| Greysteel | 23.6% | 433 | 1,835 |
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| Ballycastle | 23.7% | 352 | 1,486 |
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| Portstewart | 24% | 345 | 1,439 |
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| Roeside | 24.2% | 315 | 1,301 |
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| Portrush and Dunluce | 24.4% | 350 | 1,437 |
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| Ballymoney East | 25.7% | 363 | 1,415 |
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| Coolessan | 25.8% | 356 | 1,378 |
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| Atlantic | 26.8% | 521 | 1,945 |
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| Mountsandel | 35.5% | 661 | 1,862 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →People reporting bad or very bad health
5.1% to 15.1%
People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 5.1% in Dunloy to 15.1% in Coolessan — a gap of 9.9 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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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.
People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Dunloy | 5.1% | 186 | 3,625 |
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| Windy Hall | 5.4% | 204 | 3,754 |
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| Rasharkin | 5.5% | 215 | 3,909 |
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| Aghadowey | 5.5% | 191 | 3,453 |
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| Loughguile and Stranocum | 5.5% | 204 | 3,680 |
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| Lurigethan | 5.6% | 156 | 2,762 |
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| Hopefield | 5.7% | 204 | 3,589 |
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| Garvagh | 5.8% | 202 | 3,513 |
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| Torr Head and Rathlin | 5.8% | 207 | 3,597 |
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| Castlerock | 5.8% | 196 | 3,388 |
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| Macosquin | 6% | 207 | 3,432 |
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| Drumsurn | 6.1% | 223 | 3,665 |
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| Feeny | 6.2% | 223 | 3,615 |
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| Kilrea | 6.2% | 232 | 3,751 |
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| Clogh Mills | 6.4% | 235 | 3,645 |
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| Route | 6.7% | 230 | 3,448 |
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| Dervock | 6.7% | 232 | 3,447 |
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| Dundooan | 6.8% | 267 | 3,910 |
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| Giant's Causeway | 6.9% | 233 | 3,380 |
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| Churchland | 6.9% | 252 | 3,642 |
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| Atlantic | 6.9% | 314 | 4,536 |
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| Altahullion | 7.1% | 226 | 3,192 |
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| Dungiven | 7.2% | 239 | 3,298 |
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| Portstewart | 7.4% | 216 | 2,915 |
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| Greystone | 7.6% | 264 | 3,486 |
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| Greysteel | 7.8% | 361 | 4,643 |
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| Ballycastle | 8% | 271 | 3,400 |
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| Kinbane | 8.2% | 330 | 4,040 |
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| Ballykelly | 8.2% | 254 | 3,105 |
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| Ballymoney South | 8.2% | 278 | 3,386 |
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| Portrush and Dunluce | 8.3% | 229 | 2,759 |
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| Waterside | 8.4% | 363 | 4,303 |
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| Ballymoney North | 8.9% | 302 | 3,401 |
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| University | 9.3% | 341 | 3,655 |
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| Mountsandel | 9.4% | 357 | 3,807 |
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| Roeside | 10% | 265 | 2,658 |
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| Magilligan | 10.5% | 365 | 3,481 |
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| Ballymoney East | 10.6% | 329 | 3,110 |
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| Quarry | 11.1% | 493 | 4,458 |
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| Coolessan | 15.1% | 440 | 2,922 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →People aged 65 or over
12.1% to 34.9%
People aged 65 or over ranged from 12.1% in Greysteel to 34.9% in Portstewart — a gap of 22.7 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 |
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| Greysteel | 12.1% | 564 | 4,642 |
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| Drumsurn | 12.7% | 467 | 3,663 |
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| Quarry | 12.8% | 570 | 4,454 |
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| Feeny | 13.8% | 500 | 3,611 |
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| Dungiven | 14.3% | 470 | 3,297 |
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| Dunloy | 14.3% | 518 | 3,624 |
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| Altahullion | 15.4% | 493 | 3,192 |
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| Rasharkin | 15.6% | 608 | 3,904 |
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| Loughguile and Stranocum | 16% | 587 | 3,678 |
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| Greystone | 16.1% | 561 | 3,488 |
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| Route | 16.4% | 568 | 3,453 |
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| Kilrea | 16.5% | 620 | 3,750 |
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| Clogh Mills | 17% | 619 | 3,644 |
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| Ballymoney East | 17.3% | 538 | 3,112 |
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| Coolessan | 17.7% | 518 | 2,919 |
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| Dervock | 17.8% | 613 | 3,449 |
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| Kinbane | 18% | 726 | 4,043 |
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| University | 18.1% | 663 | 3,655 |
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| Garvagh | 18.3% | 642 | 3,512 |
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| Ballymoney South | 18.3% | 620 | 3,388 |
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| Windy Hall | 18.8% | 707 | 3,755 |
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| Macosquin | 18.9% | 649 | 3,432 |
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| Ballykelly | 19.1% | 591 | 3,101 |
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| Churchland | 19.2% | 700 | 3,640 |
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| Aghadowey | 19.3% | 666 | 3,452 |
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| Atlantic | 19.6% | 887 | 4,537 |
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| Waterside | 19.6% | 845 | 4,302 |
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| Dundooan | 21.2% | 828 | 3,908 |
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| Torr Head and Rathlin | 21.9% | 788 | 3,600 |
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| Hopefield | 22.1% | 792 | 3,586 |
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| Lurigethan | 22.1% | 611 | 2,764 |
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| Ballycastle | 22.3% | 758 | 3,395 |
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| Giant's Causeway | 22.4% | 759 | 3,382 |
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| Castlerock | 24.5% | 830 | 3,389 |
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| Magilligan | 24.6% | 858 | 3,481 |
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| Ballymoney North | 26.2% | 891 | 3,401 |
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| Mountsandel | 27.1% | 1,034 | 3,811 |
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| Roeside | 29.6% | 786 | 2,653 |
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| Portrush and Dunluce | 31.2% | 861 | 2,760 |
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| Portstewart | 34.9% | 1,016 | 2,915 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
17.3% to 41.6%
People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 17.3% in Hopefield to 41.6% in Coolessan — a gap of 24.3 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 |
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| Hopefield | 17.3% | 512 | 2,960 |
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| Atlantic | 17.8% | 673 | 3,776 |
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| Portstewart | 18.2% | 465 | 2,553 |
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| Lurigethan | 20.2% | 456 | 2,263 |
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| Castlerock | 20.8% | 579 | 2,784 |
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| Windy Hall | 20.8% | 631 | 3,028 |
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| Ballycastle | 21.7% | 601 | 2,774 |
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| Dundooan | 21.8% | 708 | 3,251 |
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| Churchland | 22.6% | 691 | 3,053 |
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| Drumsurn | 22.7% | 650 | 2,858 |
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| Dunloy | 22.9% | 643 | 2,803 |
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| Route | 23.4% | 642 | 2,740 |
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| Aghadowey | 23.6% | 651 | 2,762 |
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| Loughguile and Stranocum | 23.8% | 685 | 2,879 |
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| Kilrea | 24% | 704 | 2,935 |
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| Greysteel | 24% | 857 | 3,566 |
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| Torr Head and Rathlin | 24.7% | 711 | 2,884 |
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| Greystone | 24.8% | 674 | 2,721 |
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| Rasharkin | 26.2% | 794 | 3,030 |
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| Macosquin | 26.3% | 729 | 2,770 |
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| Portrush and Dunluce | 26.3% | 647 | 2,456 |
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| Kinbane | 27.1% | 869 | 3,212 |
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| Dervock | 27.2% | 743 | 2,733 |
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| Ballymoney North | 27.2% | 771 | 2,832 |
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| Dungiven | 27.5% | 700 | 2,549 |
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| Waterside | 27.5% | 953 | 3,469 |
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| Garvagh | 27.9% | 751 | 2,694 |
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| Clogh Mills | 28% | 817 | 2,917 |
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| University | 28% | 852 | 3,039 |
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| Altahullion | 28.3% | 697 | 2,465 |
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| Feeny | 28.5% | 776 | 2,721 |
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| Ballykelly | 29% | 722 | 2,486 |
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| Mountsandel | 29.5% | 963 | 3,262 |
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| Ballymoney South | 30.2% | 820 | 2,717 |
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| Roeside | 30.2% | 685 | 2,268 |
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| Giant's Causeway | 31.2% | 871 | 2,794 |
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| Magilligan | 32.6% | 970 | 2,971 |
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| Ballymoney East | 32.8% | 822 | 2,505 |
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| Quarry | 35.5% | 1,192 | 3,354 |
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| Coolessan | 41.6% | 970 | 2,330 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
15.4% to 44.8%
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 15.4% in Coolessan to 44.8% in Portstewart — a gap of 29.4 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 |
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| Coolessan | 15.4% | 358 | 2,330 |
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| Quarry | 17.9% | 602 | 3,354 |
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| Ballymoney East | 20.7% | 519 | 2,505 |
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| Ballymoney South | 22.5% | 611 | 2,717 |
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| University | 22.9% | 696 | 3,039 |
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| Dervock | 25.4% | 693 | 2,733 |
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| Giant's Causeway | 25.5% | 712 | 2,794 |
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| Magilligan | 25.8% | 767 | 2,971 |
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| Ballykelly | 25.9% | 644 | 2,486 |
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| Garvagh | 26.1% | 704 | 2,694 |
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| Altahullion | 26.6% | 656 | 2,465 |
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| Loughguile and Stranocum | 26.8% | 771 | 2,879 |
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| Rasharkin | 26.8% | 812 | 3,030 |
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| Clogh Mills | 26.9% | 786 | 2,917 |
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| Roeside | 27.1% | 615 | 2,268 |
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| Waterside | 27.2% | 945 | 3,469 |
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| Dungiven | 27.7% | 705 | 2,549 |
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| Greystone | 27.8% | 756 | 2,721 |
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| Feeny | 28.1% | 765 | 2,721 |
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| Dunloy | 28.7% | 805 | 2,803 |
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| Mountsandel | 28.8% | 941 | 3,262 |
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| Kinbane | 28.9% | 928 | 3,212 |
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| Drumsurn | 29% | 829 | 2,858 |
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| Kilrea | 29.1% | 854 | 2,935 |
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| Greysteel | 29.7% | 1,058 | 3,566 |
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| Ballymoney North | 29.7% | 841 | 2,832 |
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| Churchland | 29.7% | 908 | 3,053 |
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| Aghadowey | 30.7% | 848 | 2,762 |
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| Macosquin | 30.9% | 855 | 2,770 |
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| Route | 31.9% | 874 | 2,740 |
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| Torr Head and Rathlin | 33.1% | 954 | 2,884 |
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| Castlerock | 34.4% | 958 | 2,784 |
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| Windy Hall | 34.4% | 1,042 | 3,028 |
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| Lurigethan | 34.7% | 785 | 2,263 |
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| Portrush and Dunluce | 34.7% | 853 | 2,456 |
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| Ballycastle | 35.4% | 983 | 2,774 |
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| Dundooan | 36.2% | 1,176 | 3,251 |
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| Atlantic | 36.4% | 1,374 | 3,776 |
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| Hopefield | 40.4% | 1,195 | 2,960 |
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| Portstewart | 44.8% | 1,143 | 2,553 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →Homes rented from a council or housing association
3.5% to 43.7%
Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 3.5% in Windy Hall to 43.7% in Quarry — a gap of 40.3 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Windy Hall | 3.5% | 53 | 1,522 |
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| Aghadowey | 4.2% | 54 | 1,276 |
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| Altahullion | 5.4% | 62 | 1,143 |
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| Dundooan | 5.7% | 84 | 1,478 |
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| Feeny | 6.4% | 83 | 1,295 |
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| Dunloy | 6.6% | 82 | 1,245 |
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| Greysteel | 7.1% | 130 | 1,835 |
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| Rasharkin | 7.5% | 106 | 1,406 |
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| Lurigethan | 7.5% | 82 | 1,087 |
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| Hopefield | 7.6% | 119 | 1,563 |
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| Route | 7.7% | 107 | 1,394 |
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| Magilligan | 7.8% | 88 | 1,123 |
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| Churchland | 8% | 124 | 1,558 |
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| Torr Head and Rathlin | 8.4% | 117 | 1,387 |
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| Clogh Mills | 8.6% | 119 | 1,379 |
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| Castlerock | 9.2% | 133 | 1,450 |
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| Macosquin | 9.2% | 123 | 1,339 |
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| Drumsurn | 9.2% | 127 | 1,377 |
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| Portstewart | 9.5% | 137 | 1,439 |
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| Loughguile and Stranocum | 10.2% | 133 | 1,303 |
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| Kilrea | 11.5% | 163 | 1,421 |
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| Ballykelly | 11.7% | 136 | 1,166 |
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| Dervock | 12.2% | 170 | 1,390 |
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| Dungiven | 12.3% | 148 | 1,207 |
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| Ballycastle | 12.5% | 186 | 1,486 |
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| Garvagh | 12.6% | 158 | 1,250 |
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| Ballymoney North | 13.3% | 197 | 1,478 |
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| Mountsandel | 13.4% | 249 | 1,862 |
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| Greystone | 13.4% | 187 | 1,392 |
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| Portrush and Dunluce | 13.6% | 196 | 1,437 |
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| Atlantic | 15% | 291 | 1,945 |
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| Ballymoney South | 17% | 244 | 1,438 |
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| Roeside | 17.5% | 228 | 1,301 |
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| Giant's Causeway | 19% | 277 | 1,455 |
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| Kinbane | 19.4% | 316 | 1,633 |
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| Ballymoney East | 22.7% | 321 | 1,415 |
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| University | 24.9% | 377 | 1,515 |
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| Waterside | 25.5% | 501 | 1,961 |
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| Coolessan | 36.1% | 498 | 1,378 |
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| Quarry | 43.7% | 808 | 1,847 |
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Source and method → What could respond to this pattern →