Littleover West & Heatherton

Derby · East Midlands · population 9,421 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #745 of 6,856 in England
  • #56 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #5 of 31 in Derby
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,416
Median age (est.)41
Density2,811per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above46%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 9%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 37%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 21%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 37%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%
Skilled trades6%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 34%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 6%
White 52%Asian 34%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 34% · No religion 25% · Sikh 17%

Born outside the UK: 21%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Littleover West & Heatherton is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #745 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 31 in Derby. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (90) and lowest on Health (70). Typical homes here sold for about £302,550 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 74 sales), 38% above the wider Derby median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,404 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 53 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 77 · #1,561
Employment 79 · #1,431
Education 90 · #663
Health 70 · #2,027
Crime 78 · #1,540
Housing & access 77 · #1,568
Living environment 79 · #1,458

House prices ?

£302,550median (12m) · -15.6% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£302,55074-15.6%+16.4%
Detached£420,00033-2.4%+17.3%
Semi-detached£272,00023-0.2%+24.8%
Terraced£202,0007+3.6%-3.8%
Flat£138,50011+16.9%
This area£302,550
Derby£220,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£52,404±£8,223 · #739 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,069
Price-to-income ?5.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

53 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 503 offences
Derby120
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,364 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences292
Theft46
Burglary14
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson33
Public order & weapons71
Drugs8
Robbery6
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 80 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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