What the figures for Breen cover
Every figure on this site comes from official or open public data. This page shows, for each one, the area it covers, the period, the source and when we last updated it.
Breen is part of the Victoria Bridge built-up area.
Official statistics are published for parishes and census areas, not for every village and hamlet, so there are no separate figures for Breen. Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene, businesses and population are for all of Victoria Bridge built-up area. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Breen itself, and schools include the nearest to Breen.
Figure by figure
| Figure | Covers | Period | Source | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Usual residents of the Victoria Bridge built-up area | Census 2021 | NISRA Census 2021 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Property | Yearly figures for the electoral wards covering the Victoria Bridge built-up area; Northern Ireland publishes no sale-by-sale register | Calendar years to 2024 | Land & Property Services, via OpenDataNI | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Crime | Crimes reported in the 2 neighbourhood areas (census Super Data Zones) covering the Victoria Bridge built-up area; the rate is per 1,000 residents of those areas | 12 months to Jun 2026 | police.uk (PSNI) | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Broadband | Postcodes in the Victoria Bridge built-up area | Speeds measured 2023, availability 2025 | Ofcom Connected Nations | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Schools | Open schools in the Victoria Bridge built-up area, plus the nearest others within 5 km of Breen | Pupils from the October 2025 school census | Department of Education (NI), Education and Training Inspectorate reports | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Food hygiene | Food businesses at postcodes in the Victoria Bridge built-up area | Latest inspection for each business | Food Standards Agency | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Businesses | Active companies with their registered office in the Victoria Bridge built-up area. A registered office is not always where a company trades. | Current register | Companies House | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Local trades | Active companies whose main activity is a trade, registered in the BT82 postcode district, those in the Victoria Bridge built-up area first | Current register | Companies House | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Planning | Applications within 5 km of the centre of Breen | Last 12 months | PlanIt, from council planning registers | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Flood risk | Not available: Northern Ireland’s flood maps (DfI Rivers) are not open data | Not published | Environment Agency (NaFRA2), OS Open Rivers | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Transport | The stations nearest to Breen, with walking routes from its centre | Departures live | National Rail, NaPTAN, OpenStreetMap | Live |
| Weather | The location of Breen | Live forecast | MET Norway | Live |
| National comparisons | England and Wales (broadband: the UK), worked out from the same datasets as the local figures | Same periods as above | Our own calculation | 3 Oct 2026 |
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