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Cathedral Quarter & California

Middle area

West Derby. 14,791 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 6% of people in Cathedral Quarter & California live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£136,500
Joint 332nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,267
Joint 212th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
6%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Cathedral Quarter & California

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cathedral Quarter & California at a rate of 418.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 133.1 per 1,000 people across Derby.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences2,299
Other crime1,235
Shoplifting660
Anti-social behaviour654
Drug offences637
Criminal damage and arson278
Burglary143
Vehicle crime115
Robbery93
Theft from the person79

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Cathedral Quarter & California compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Cathedral Quarter & CaliforniaMiddle
Median sale price31 middle areas, Derby · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Derby31 areas from £130,000 to £317,500. The middle area is £201,000. Cathedral Quarter & California is £136,500.
£136,5002nd cheapest
Population31 middle areas, Derby · 2021
Population: every middle area in Derby31 areas from 5,597 to 12,441. The middle area is 7,966. Cathedral Quarter & California is 12,267.
12,2672nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares31 middle areas, Derby · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Derby31 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 10.0%. Cathedral Quarter & California is 6.0%.
6%14th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage31 middle areas, Derby · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Derby31 areas from 88.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.0%. Cathedral Quarter & California is 94.5%.
94.5%5th lowest

Is Cathedral Quarter & California safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cathedral Quarter & California at a rate of 418.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 133.1 per 1,000 people across Derby.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 546 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cathedral Quarter & California.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,299), other crime (1,235) and shoplifting (660).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Derby

These figures are published for the whole of Derby, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Derby and not Cathedral Quarter & California alone. See Derby

Average house price
£210,076
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,428
107th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.2
52nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cathedral Quarter & California in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cathedral Quarter & California was £136,500 in 2025.

Cathedral Quarter & California had 12,267 usual residents at the census.

About 6% of people in Cathedral Quarter & California live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Cathedral Quarter & California, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.