Newry, Mourne and Down: house prices, jobs and local statistics

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

The Business Register and Employment Survey covers Great Britain, so there are no employee-jobs figures for this area.

• Residents

  153,726 in 2001 → 183,115 in 2024 (+19.1%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: +14.2%

• Average house price

  £132,727 in 2005 → £220,572 in 2026 (+66.2%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: +67.6%

• Median weekly pay

  £367 in 2016 → £575 in 2025 (+56.8%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: +51.4%

• Claimant count

  5.4% in 2013 → 2.9% in 2025 (−46.3%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: −42.6%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,337 in 1997 → £21,824 in 2024 (+161.8%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: +158.4%

• Healthy life expectancy, women

  64.1 years in 2014 → 63.3 years in 2022 (−1.2%)

  Northern Ireland over the same years: −1.8%

29 official indicators are published for Newry, Mourne and Down; 22 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 18th lowest of 363
• Employment rate · Economy & work78.8% (2023) · 2nd highest of 11
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work19.5% (2023) · 2nd lowest of 11
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access95.1% (January 2026) · 61st highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access55.7 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 349th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access96.7% (January 2026) · 339th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work8.4% (2024) · 324th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment9.3 t per person (2024) · 325th lowest of 361