# Derbyshire Hill

South St. Helens. 6,912 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

Derbyshire Hill had 6,710 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02001422. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £135,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Derbyshire Hill was £135,000 in 2025. Joint 295th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/derbyshire-hill#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,710** (2021). Derbyshire Hill had 6,710 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,825th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/derbyshire-hill#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Derbyshire Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/derbyshire-hill#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Derbyshire Hill, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/derbyshire-hill#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02001422) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Derbyshire Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02001422) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 50 homes were sold in Derbyshire Hill in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02001422) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Derbyshire Hill.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02001422) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Derbyshire Hill had 6,710 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Derbyshire Hill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Derbyshire Hill at a rate of 137.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.3 per 1,000 people across St. Helens.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 419 |
| Other crime | 151 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 107 |
| Drug offences | 98 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 93 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Derbyshire Hill compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Derbyshire Hill | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £135,000 | 3rd cheapest | 24 middle areas, St. Helens · 2025 |
| Population | 6,710 | 11th least populated | 24 middle areas, St. Helens · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 middle areas, St. Helens · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.4% | joint 6th highest | 24 middle areas, St. Helens · Jan 2026 |

## Is Derbyshire Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Derbyshire Hill at a rate of 137.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.3 per 1,000 people across St. Helens.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Derbyshire Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (419), other crime (151) and criminal damage and arson (107).
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 St. Helens

These figures are published for the whole of St. Helens, not for each middle area, so they describe all of St. Helens and not Derbyshire Hill alone. [See St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)

- **Average house price: £186,445** (August 2026). St. Helens’s average house price was £186,445 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,306** (2025). Full-time workers living in St. Helens earned a median of £37,306 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 136th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in St. Helens costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 29.0** (2025). St. Helens has a deprivation score of 29.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 46th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Derbyshire Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Derbyshire Hill was £135,000 in 2025.
Derbyshire Hill had 6,710 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Derbyshire Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Derbyshire Hill, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02001422
- Ward: [Parr †](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/ward/parr)
- Constituency: [St Helens North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-north)
- Council: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.44 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,912*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 21

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Broad Oak](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/broad-oak), [Winwick & Burtonwood](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington/winwick-and-burtonwood), [Town Centre East & Fingerpost](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/town-centre-east-and-fingerpost), [Bold & Clock Face](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/bold-and-clock-face), [Sutton Leach](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/sutton-leach), [Haydock West](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens/haydock-west)

## Latest updates for Derbyshire Hill

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02001422

## How to cite

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