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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001108

Derker

Derker is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,952 residents in Oldham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Oldham
5,952

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,356

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,030.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Swarcliffe, Leeds7,267 residents · 45.8% owned · 36.1% no carOvenden East, Calderdale5,612 residents · 45.9% owned · 39.3% no carHurst Cross, Tameside8,694 residents · 52.7% owned · 32.4% no carOsmondthorpe & Neville Hill, Leeds6,449 residents · 50.5% owned · 39.4% no carHall I' th' Wood, Bolton8,434 residents · 38.2% owned · 36.0% no carSmallshaw, Tameside7,944 residents · 47.3% owned · 36.8% no car

Most similar within Oldham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Alt, Oldham7,059 residents · 47.5% owned · 33.0% no carLime Side & Garden Suburb, Oldham7,755 residents · 44.6% owned · 34.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Derker

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned42.6%
1,003 households
Social rented34.3%
808 households
Private rented22.4%
527 households
Shared ownership0.7%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.4%
1,068 households
Semi-detached37.6%
884 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
218 households
Detached5.9%
138 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
983 households
No cars or vans in household38.2%
899 households
2 cars or vans in household17%
401 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
73 households
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms48.7%
1,147 households
3 bedrooms39.2%
923 households
1 bedroom6.8%
159 households
4 or more bedrooms5.4%
126 households
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
1,556 households
One-person household27.9%
658 households
Other household types6.1%
143 households
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.8%
701 households
1 person in household27.9%
658 households
3 people in household20.7%
488 households
4 people in household13.2%
312 households
5 people in household5.3%
124 households
6 people in household2.2%
51 households
7 people in household0.5%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.7%
1,527 residents
15–2919.5%
1,163 residents
30–4421.7%
1,292 residents
45–6421.8%
1,297 residents
65 and over11.3%
673 residents
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.8%
4,991 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.7%
401 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%
272 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
246 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
44 residents
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.2%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.6%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
654 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
556 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
2,572 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
1,681 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.9%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.1%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
298 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
2,795 residents
Good health32.2%
1,916 residents
Fair health14.4%
858 residents
Bad health5.1%
303 residents
Very bad health1.3%
80 residents
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
4,779 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,175 residents
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.2%
876 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
818 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.7%
487 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
167 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Derker · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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