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Sperrin J1

Neighbourhood

South west Derry City and Strabane. 688 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by neighbourhood

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Sperrin J1, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
678
Joint 6,381st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.2%
Joint 16,968th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
18.7%
Joint 23,132nd 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 Sperrin J1. See deprivation across Derry City and Strabane

How Sperrin J1 compares

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

Sperrin J1Middle
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 J1 is 678.
67830th 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 J1 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%. Sperrin J1 is 65.2%.
65.2%joint 127th highest
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 J1 is 18.7%.
18.7%joint 98th highest

Is Sperrin J1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sperrin J1 at a rate of 26.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 36.6 per 1,000 people across Sperrin J.

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

In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sperrin J1.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (12), anti-social behaviour (3) 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 J1 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 J1 in brief

Sperrin J1 had 678 usual residents at the census.

In Sperrin J1, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

65.2% of residents in Sperrin J1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

18.7% of residents in Sperrin J1 were aged 65 or over at the census.