Sixteen are in north and west Belfast alone.
Some district council areas, like North Down, have none. Inequality, particularly spatial inequality, is a dominant characteristic of the region. This degree of inequality has profound implications for regeneration programmes. Building a new social and political order will be severely inhibited by such divisions, particularly since those areas of greatest affluence have been least touched by two and a half decades of political conflict. Finally, and relatedly, house prices are significantly lower than in other regions, suggesting outstanding mortgages are also lower.