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Mackworth & New Zealand

Ward

West Derby. About 16,443 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Mackworth & New Zealand live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
15,498
701st most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mackworth & New Zealand compares

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

Mackworth & New ZealandMiddle
Population18 wards, Derby · 2021
Population: every ward in Derby18 areas from 8,789 to 22,584. The middle area is 14,572. Mackworth & New Zealand is 15,498.
15,4987th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 wards, Derby · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Derby18 areas from 0.0% to 86.0%. The middle area is 15.5%. Mackworth & New Zealand is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Mackworth & New Zealand is 98.8%.
98.8%8th highest
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%. Mackworth & New Zealand is 4.8%.
4.8%7th highest

Is Mackworth & New Zealand safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mackworth & New Zealand at a rate of 101.9 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, 115 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mackworth & New Zealand.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (756), other crime (305) and anti-social behaviour (227).

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 ward, so they describe all of Derby and not Mackworth & New Zealand 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
Mackworth & New Zealand in brief

Mackworth & New Zealand had 15,498 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Mackworth & New Zealand live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mackworth & New Zealand, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mackworth & New Zealand, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.