Derker
Oldham · North West · population 6,011 · 3 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,476 of 6,856 in England
- #819 of 932 in North West
- #25 of 34 in Oldham
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 19% · Caring & leisure 15% · Skilled trades 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 19% |
| Caring & leisure | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Professional | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 5%
Born outside the UK: 11%
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
Derker is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,476 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 34 in Oldham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (48) and lowest on Crime (3). Typical homes here, about £158,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 57 sales), 26% below the wider Oldham median of £212,500. Typical household take-home income is around £29,897 a year, among England's lowest.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £158,000 | 57 | +12.9% | +41.1% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Semi-detached | £191,000 | 20 | +20.1% | +46.9% |
| Terraced | £148,600 | 32 | +14.4% | +59.0% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #5,718 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime
No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Derker has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Oldham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Croxteth West & GillmossLiverpool6£152,500
- Boythorpe & BirdholmeChesterfield6£171,000
- Coundon NorthCounty Durham6£127,825
- Scunthorpe Central & CrosbyNorth Lincolnshire6£106,500
- Gipton NorthLeeds6£212,500
- Devonport, Mount Wise & Morice TownPlymouth5£158,000