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Sperrin A1

Neighbourhood

North east Derry City and Strabane. 840 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Sperrin A1, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
842
Joint 9,144th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.8%
Joint 21,682nd lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
7.7%
Joint 3,660th lowest 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 Sperrin A1. See deprivation across Derry City and Strabane

How Sperrin A1 compares

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

Sperrin A1Middle
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. Sperrin A1 is 842.
8426th 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%. Sperrin A1 is 93.7%.
93.7%joint 66th lowest
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%. Sperrin A1 is 62.8%.
62.8%joint 112th 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%. Sperrin A1 is 7.7%.
7.7%40th lowest

Is Sperrin A1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sperrin A1 at a rate of 27.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 19.1 per 1,000 people across Sperrin A.

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

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sperrin A1.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (17), violence and sexual offences (4) and other crime (2).

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 Sperrin A1 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
Sperrin A1 in brief

Sperrin A1 had 842 usual residents at the census.

In Sperrin A1, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

62.8% of residents in Sperrin A1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

7.7% of residents in Sperrin A1 were aged 65 or over at the census.