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Waterside F2

Neighbourhood

North east Derry City and Strabane. 662 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Waterside F2, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
638
Joint 5,517th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
52.0%
Joint 1,463rd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
30.0%
Joint 5,015th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure 2017 is published for the Super Output Areas (2001), whose boundaries differ from this neighbourhood’s, so it has no figure for Waterside F2. See deprivation across Derry City and Strabane

How Waterside F2 compares

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

Waterside F2Middle
Population297 neighbourhoods, Derry City and Strabane · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Derry City and Strabane297 areas from 199 to 998. The middle area is 505. Waterside F2 is 638.
63844th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage297 neighbourhoods, Derry City and Strabane · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Derry City and Strabane297 areas from 54.8% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.4%. Waterside F2 is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
Aged 15 to 64297 neighbourhoods, Derry City and Strabane · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Derry City and Strabane297 areas from 26.8% to 83.8%. The middle area is 64.6%. Waterside F2 is 52.0%.
52.0%12th lowest
Aged 65 and over297 neighbourhoods, Derry City and Strabane · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every neighbourhood in Derry City and Strabane297 areas from 1.0% to 72.2%. The middle area is 16.0%. Waterside F2 is 30.0%.
30.0%13th highest

Is Waterside F2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waterside F2 at a rate of 125.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.7 per 1,000 people across Waterside F.

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

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waterside F2.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (45), anti-social behaviour (16) and criminal damage and arson (16).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Derry City and Strabane and not Waterside F2 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
People in radon Affected Area squares
99%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Waterside F2 in brief

Waterside F2 had 638 usual residents at the census.

In Waterside F2, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

52.0% of residents in Waterside F2 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

30.0% of residents in Waterside F2 were aged 65 or over at the census.