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Derryaghy

Ward

North Lisburn and Castlereagh. About 4,431 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 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 Derryaghy live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,823
Joint 1,779th least 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
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.2%
Joint 2,080th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Derryaghy compares

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

DerryaghyMiddle
Population40 wards, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2021
Population: every ward in Lisburn and Castlereagh40 areas from 1,929 to 6,617. The middle area is 3,706. Derryaghy is 3,823.
3,82318th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 wards, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Lisburn and Castlereagh40 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 9.5%. Derryaghy is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 wards, Lisburn and Castlereagh · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Lisburn and Castlereagh40 areas from 88.1% to 99.7%. The middle area is 97.3%. Derryaghy is 96.5%.
96.5%joint 15th lowest
Aged 15 to 6440 wards, Lisburn and Castlereagh · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Lisburn and Castlereagh40 areas from 56.7% to 68.5%. The middle area is 62.8%. Derryaghy is 65.2%.
65.2%11th highest

Is Derryaghy safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Derryaghy at a rate of 60.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 52.4 per 1,000 people across Lisburn and Castlereagh.

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

In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Derryaghy.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (108), violence and sexual offences (46) and criminal damage and arson (25).

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 Lisburn and Castlereagh

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

Average house price
£240,737
Up 9.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Population estimate
152,367
Up 0.5% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Female life expectancy
83.8years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Full-fibre broadband coverage
95.4%
UK 81.0%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Derryaghy in brief

Derryaghy had 3,823 usual residents at the census.

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

In Derryaghy, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

65.2% of residents in Derryaghy were aged 15 to 64 at the census.