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Wirksworth

Middle area

South east Derbyshire Dales. 5,737 people in 16 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Wirksworth’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£281,500
3,408th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,795
2,501st lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wirksworth compares

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

WirksworthMiddle
Median sale price9 middle areas, Derbyshire Dales · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Derbyshire Dales9 areas from £247,500 to £430,000. The middle area is £320,000. Wirksworth is £281,500.
£281,5003rd lowest
Population9 middle areas, Derbyshire Dales · 2021
Population: every middle area in Derbyshire Dales9 areas from 5,795 to 11,054. The middle area is 7,528. Wirksworth is 5,795.
5,795lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage9 middle areas, Derbyshire Dales · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Derbyshire Dales9 areas from 20.8% to 92.2%. The middle area is 60.9%. Wirksworth is 92.2%.
92.2%highest
Claimant rate9 middle areas, Derbyshire Dales · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Derbyshire Dales9 areas from 1.3% to 2.7%. The middle area is 1.8%. Wirksworth is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Derbyshire Dales

These figures are published for the whole of Derbyshire Dales, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Derbyshire Dales and not Wirksworth alone. See Derbyshire Dales

Average house price
£355,387
Up 7.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,071
87th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.8
74th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wirksworth in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wirksworth was £281,500 in 2025.

Wirksworth had 5,795 usual residents at the census.

In Wirksworth, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wirksworth, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.