Mickleover South

Derby · East Midlands · population 7,254 · 5 LSOAs

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

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,061 of 6,856 in England
  • #84 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #6 of 31 in Derby
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,181
Median age (est.)51
Density3,361per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above39%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 7%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 11%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 11%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 33% · Sikh 5%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Mickleover South is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,061 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 31 in Derby. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (90) and lowest on Health (53). Typical homes here sold for about £245,250 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 102 sales), 11% above the wider Derby median of £220,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #139 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £44,287 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 79 · #1,444
Employment 74 · #1,746
Education 90 · #656
Health 53 · #3,213
Crime 67 · #2,233
Housing & access 82 · #1,259
Living environment 62 · #2,569

House prices ?

£245,250median (12m) · -9.3% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£245,250102-9.3%+9.6%
Detached£340,00032+1.2%+13.4%
Semi-detached£233,50046-9.3%+26.2%
Terraced£191,50016+7.4%+6.7%
Flat£107,5008-6.5%
This area£245,250
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)£44,287±£6,577 · #2,247 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,293
Price-to-income ?5.5×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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 279 offences
Derby120
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,119 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences134
Theft54
Burglary11
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order & weapons36
Drugs2
Robbery5
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 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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