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Ballymagroarty

Ward

North Derry City and Strabane. About 3,537 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Ballymagroarty live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,387
Joint 1,434th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.4%
Joint 1,210th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Ballymagroarty compares

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

BallymagroartyMiddle
Population40 wards, Derry City and Strabane · 2021
Population: every ward in Derry City and Strabane40 areas from 2,515 to 6,262. The middle area is 3,681. Ballymagroarty is 3,387.
3,38714th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 wards, Derry City and Strabane · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Derry City and Strabane40 areas from 78.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Ballymagroarty is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 wards, Derry City and Strabane · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Derry City and Strabane40 areas from 80.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.7%. Ballymagroarty is 99.3%.
99.3%joint 7th highest
Aged 15 to 6440 wards, Derry City and Strabane · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Derry City and Strabane40 areas from 54.9% to 71.5%. The middle area is 64.0%. Ballymagroarty is 67.4%.
67.4%3rd highest

Is Ballymagroarty safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ballymagroarty at a rate of 70.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.4 per 1,000 people across Derry City and Strabane.

Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ballymagroarty.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (106), anti-social behaviour (60) and criminal damage and arson (27).

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 Derry City and Strabane

These figures are published for the whole of Derry City and Strabane, not for each ward, so they describe all of Derry City and Strabane and not Ballymagroarty alone. See Derry City and Strabane

Average house price
£189,474
Up 12.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Population estimate
152,659
Up 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
81.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Full-fibre broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Ballymagroarty in brief

Ballymagroarty had 3,387 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Ballymagroarty live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Ballymagroarty, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

67.4% of residents in Ballymagroarty were aged 15 to 64 at the census.