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Derry / Londonderry, in numbers.

Derry / Londonderry’s riverfront and museum are city projects within a wider district investment programme.

Derry City and Strabane council area. Every figure carries its own date.

The short version

People living in the area

152,659

Mid-2025 · Derry City and Strabane

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£189,000

July 2026 · Derry City and Strabane

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Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £189,474.

Homes in the local authority area

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How the area has changed

Derry City and Strabane had 8,849 more residents in 2025 than in 2001 (6.2% more). That is a change in the whole council area, not just the city centre.

Population over time

2001 to 2025

Derry City and Strabane · people

142.7k148.1k153.4k20012025
Data table and workings

All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.

These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.

Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.

Population over time — Derry City and Strabane
Periodpeople
1996These figures are missing.
1997These figures are missing.
1998These figures are missing.
1999These figures are missing.
2000These figures are missing.
2001143,810
2002144,280
2003144,629
2004145,041
2005145,447
2006145,855
2007146,742
2008147,496
2009148,053
2010148,148
2011148,191
2012148,666
2013148,721
2014149,307
2015149,589
2016150,259
2017150,589
2018150,712
2019151,236
2020150,831
2021150,834
2022150,836
2023150,859
2024152,383
2025152,659
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Average home price over time

January 2005 to July 2026

Derry City and Strabane · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

£66k£132.1k£198.3kJanuary 2005July 2026
Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

Northern Ireland uses quarterly house-price observations repeated across months; repeated months are not new transactions.

Average home price over time — Derry City and Strabane
Period£
January 200590,959
February 200590,959
March 200590,959
April 200595,289
May 200595,289
June 200595,289
July 2005101,561
August 2005101,561
September 2005101,561
October 2005106,165
November 2005106,165
December 2005106,165
January 2006112,712
February 2006112,712
March 2006112,712
April 2006122,737
May 2006122,737
June 2006122,737
July 2006136,907
August 2006136,907
September 2006136,907
October 2006146,457
November 2006146,457
December 2006146,457
January 2007154,858
February 2007154,858
March 2007154,858
April 2007166,170
May 2007166,170
June 2007166,170
July 2007172,875
August 2007172,875
September 2007172,875
October 2007170,843
November 2007170,843
December 2007170,843
January 2008162,413
February 2008162,413
March 2008162,413
April 2008147,797
May 2008147,797
June 2008147,797
July 2008138,132
August 2008138,132
September 2008138,132
October 2008137,561
November 2008137,561
December 2008137,561
January 2009117,985
February 2009117,985
March 2009117,985
April 2009115,189
May 2009115,189
June 2009115,189
July 2009114,562
August 2009114,562
September 2009114,562
October 2009116,894
November 2009116,894
December 2009116,894
January 2010114,149
February 2010114,149
March 2010114,149
April 2010107,006
May 2010107,006
June 2010107,006
July 2010105,141
August 2010105,141
September 2010105,141
October 201098,055
November 201098,055
December 201098,055
January 2011102,618
February 2011102,618
March 2011102,618
April 201195,618
May 201195,618
June 201195,618
July 201192,037
August 201192,037
September 201192,037
October 201186,969
November 201186,969
December 201186,969
January 201289,167
February 201289,167
March 201289,167
April 201287,433
May 201287,433
June 201287,433
July 201282,973
August 201282,973
September 201282,973
October 201282,611
November 201282,611
December 201282,611
January 201379,233
February 201379,233
March 201379,233
April 201381,847
May 201381,847
June 201381,847
July 201382,780
August 201382,780
September 201382,780
October 201382,253
November 201382,253
December 201382,253
January 201482,671
February 201482,671
March 201482,671
April 201483,685
May 201483,685
June 201483,685
July 201487,249
August 201487,249
September 201487,249
October 201489,136
November 201489,136
December 201489,136
January 201590,699
February 201590,699
March 201590,699
April 201590,407
May 201590,407
June 201590,407
July 201593,997
August 201593,997
September 201593,997
October 201593,591
November 201593,591
December 201593,591
January 201696,724
February 201696,724
March 201696,724
April 201698,336
May 201698,336
June 201698,336
July 2016101,240
August 2016101,240
September 2016101,240
October 2016102,985
November 2016102,985
December 2016102,985
January 2017104,309
February 2017104,309
March 2017104,309
April 2017104,921
May 2017104,921
June 2017104,921
July 2017108,284
August 2017108,284
September 2017108,284
October 2017112,661
November 2017112,661
December 2017112,661
January 2018108,516
February 2018108,516
March 2018108,516
April 2018113,706
May 2018113,706
June 2018113,706
July 2018114,787
August 2018114,787
September 2018114,787
October 2018120,852
November 2018120,852
December 2018120,852
January 2019116,525
February 2019116,525
March 2019116,525
April 2019118,828
May 2019118,828
June 2019118,828
July 2019114,965
August 2019114,965
September 2019114,965
October 2019121,791
November 2019121,791
December 2019121,791
January 2020120,962
February 2020120,962
March 2020120,962
April 2020122,175
May 2020122,175
June 2020122,175
July 2020120,828
August 2020120,828
September 2020120,828
October 2020123,907
November 2020123,907
December 2020123,907
January 2021127,619
February 2021127,619
March 2021127,619
April 2021128,640
May 2021128,640
June 2021128,640
July 2021136,976
August 2021136,976
September 2021136,976
October 2021137,852
November 2021137,852
December 2021137,852
January 2022139,792
February 2022139,792
March 2022139,792
April 2022143,821
May 2022143,821
June 2022143,821
July 2022148,628
August 2022148,628
September 2022148,628
October 2022145,884
November 2022145,884
December 2022145,884
January 2023141,358
February 2023141,358
March 2023141,358
April 2023152,237
May 2023152,237
June 2023152,237
July 2023156,296
August 2023156,296
September 2023156,296
October 2023152,344
November 2023152,344
December 2023152,344
January 2024150,260
February 2024150,260
March 2024150,260
April 2024156,550
May 2024156,550
June 2024156,550
July 2024161,870
August 2024161,870
September 2024161,870
October 2024166,877
November 2024166,877
December 2024166,877
January 2025168,266
February 2025168,266
March 2025168,266
April 2025168,502
May 2025168,502
June 2025168,502
July 2025180,384
August 2025180,384
September 2025180,384
October 2025176,530
November 2025176,530
December 2025176,530
January 2026185,366
February 2026185,366
March 2026185,366
April 2026189,474
May 2026189,474
June 2026189,474
July 2026189,474
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What could change locally?

opportunity

Connect riverfront improvements to daily routes across the Foyle

Central Riverfront work is at early engagement before designs, while the DNA Museum is under development at Ebrington.

The riverfront offers a chance to improve connections to existing places and the planned museum. Early engagement should shape routes before designs become fixed.

What could help →

strength

Make room for homes people can afford

The average home price is £189,000 (July 2026) in Derry City and Strabane council area. This is about £13,000 lower than the Northern Ireland average for the same month.

Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.

What could help →

opportunity

Plan homes and care around an older population

16% of people in Derry City and Strabane council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021).

Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.

What could help →

The full local action plan →

Plans with a local address

Central riverfront, Derry / Londonderry

Derry Central Riverfront

The project aims to create safer public spaces and better walking and cycling links along the Foyle.

Early public engagement before designs · evidence dated 2026-02-23

Responsible body: Department for Infrastructure and Derry City and Strabane District Council

Progress, funding and source

The February release explicitly says there were no prepared plans yet. The City Deal project is funded at programme level; final design and completed works are not established here.

Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from the city name.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Public invited to shape the future of Derry’s Central Riverfront →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

How to track delivery →

Ebrington Square, Derry / Londonderry

DNA Museum at Ebrington

The new museum is intended to tell the city’s history and its North Atlantic connections.

Under development; summer 2027 completion expected · evidence dated 2026-04-17

Responsible body: Derry City and Strabane District Council

Progress, funding and source

The April update records ongoing work and a summer 2027 expectation. It is more recent than a March release using spring 2027; neither is proof of completion.

Cost
Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding
Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered
No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from the city name.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Tower Museum marks final chapter of Story of Derry exhibition →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

How to track delivery →
All local projects and plans →