Oakwood

Derby · East Midlands · population 10,275 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #444 of 6,856 in England
  • #28 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #3 of 31 in Derby
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,396
Median age (est.)42
Density4,373per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above37%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 30%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 3%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 25%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 7%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 25%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 7%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Oakwood is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #444 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 31 in Derby. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (96) and lowest on Health (67). Typical homes here sold for about £260,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 170 sales), 18% above the wider Derby median of £220,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #96 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £47,670 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 34 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 87 · #910
Employment 85 · #999
Education 83 · #1,170
Health 67 · #2,240
Crime 82 · #1,218
Housing & access 67 · #2,233
Living environment 96 · #238

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · +11.8% yr · n=170
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,000170+11.8%+13.5%
Detached£340,00083-5.0%+22.7%
Semi-detached£210,00065+3.7%+23.5%
Terraced£176,00022-4.9%+10.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£260,000
Derby£220,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£47,670±£7,012 · #1,507 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,578
Price-to-income ?5.5×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

34 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 345 offences
Derby120
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #695 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences199
Theft24
Burglary9
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons26
Drugs6
Robbery2
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 55 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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