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Arboretum

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Central Derby. About 19,893 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Arboretum, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
17,163
412th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.3%
671st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Arboretum compares

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

ArboretumMiddle
Population18 wards, Derby · 2021
Population: every ward in Derby18 areas from 8,789 to 22,584. The middle area is 14,572. Arboretum is 17,163.
17,1633rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Derby · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Derby18 areas from 90.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.5%. Arboretum is 94.7%.
94.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, Derby · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Derby18 areas from 1.6% to 9.3%. The middle area is 4.3%. Arboretum is 9.3%.
9.3%highest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, Derby · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Derby18 areas from 55.2% to 73.2%. The middle area is 64.2%. Arboretum is 70.3%.
70.3%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Derby

These figures are published for the whole of Derby, not for each ward, so they describe all of Derby and not Arboretum alone. See Derby

Average house price
£207,250
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,428
107th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.2
52nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Arboretum in brief

Arboretum had 17,163 usual residents at the census.

In Arboretum, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Arboretum, 9.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

70.3% of residents in Arboretum were aged 15 to 64 at the census.