Rose Hill & Castleward

Derby · East Midlands · population 12,087 · 6 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,778 of 6,856 in England
  • #573 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #30 of 31 in Derby
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,565
Median age (est.)31
Density6,242per km²
No qualifications35%
Degree or above23%
No car or van47%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 14%25–44 32%45–64 20%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 15%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 15%Social rent 29%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 13%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 13%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 23% · Process & plant 16% · Professional 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary23%
Process & plant16%
Professional14%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades7%
Associate professional7%
Administrative6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 33%Asian: 50%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 6%
White 33%Asian 50%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Muslim 51% · Christian 25% · No religion 14%

Born outside the UK: 45%

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

Rose Hill & Castleward is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,778 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #30 of 31 in Derby. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (28) and lowest on Education (1). Typical homes here sold for about £167,250 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 44 sales), 24% below the wider Derby median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,200 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 183 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 2 · #6,750
Employment 3 · #6,661
Education 1 · #6,812
Health 6 · #6,421
Crime 7 · #6,401
Housing & access 28 · #4,934
Living environment 3 · #6,641

House prices ?

£167,250median (12m) · -1.0% yr · n=44
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£167,25044-1.0%+19.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£127,50020+2.0%+34.2%
Flat£170,00021-9.6%+13.4%
This area£167,250
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)£26,200±£4,628 · #6,791 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,422
Price-to-income ?6.4×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 ?

3Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

183 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,215 offences
Derby120
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #6,118 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences976
Theft451
Burglary58
Vehicle crime64
Criminal damage & arson151
Public order & weapons266
Drugs151
Robbery42
Other56

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 428 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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