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Derry City and Strabane council area. Every figure carries its own date.
A place is more than its average house price. The census shows who lives here and some of the pressures households face.
People aged 65 or over
16%21 March 2021 · Derry City and Strabane
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-a02.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents
24,157 out of 150,756.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
9.5%21 March 2021 · Derry City and Strabane
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-d01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
14,330 out of 150,756.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
28.4%21 March 2021 · Derry City and Strabane
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-g01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
33,689 out of 118,813.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
29.6%21 March 2021 · Derry City and Strabane
First count table in Ward/LGD/NI worksheets of census-2021-ms-g01.xlsx. Each percentage uses its own table denominator. Census privacy adjustments can make totals differ slightly between tables.
All usual residents aged 16 and over
35,219 out of 118,813.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.7% in Culmore to 17.2% in City Walls — a gap of 12.5 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.
Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.
These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culmore | 4.7% | 205 | 4,325 |
| Kilfennan | 5.3% | 249 | 4,735 |
| Park | 5.5% | 194 | 3,532 |
| Artigarvan | 6% | 217 | 3,637 |
| Finn | 6.3% | 271 | 4,316 |
| Claudy | 6.6% | 230 | 3,500 |
| Eglinton | 6.7% | 261 | 3,910 |
| Slievekirk | 6.8% | 242 | 3,576 |
| Glenelly Valley | 7% | 237 | 3,402 |
| Dunnamanagh | 7% | 247 | 3,510 |
| New Buildings | 7.1% | 273 | 3,831 |
| Enagh | 7.7% | 340 | 4,391 |
| Drumahoe | 7.8% | 352 | 4,497 |
| Foyle Springs | 8.1% | 246 | 3,040 |
| Ebrington | 8.4% | 336 | 4,021 |
| Glenderg | 8.4% | 268 | 3,197 |
| Madam's Bank | 8.4% | 242 | 2,864 |
| Shantallow East | 8.7% | 371 | 4,267 |
| Victoria | 8.8% | 395 | 4,469 |
| Clondermot | 8.8% | 340 | 3,845 |
| Newtownstewart | 8.9% | 275 | 3,102 |
| Caw | 9.3% | 403 | 4,334 |
| Sheriff's Mountain | 9.5% | 318 | 3,337 |
| Skeoge | 9.9% | 635 | 6,383 |
| Shantallow | 11% | 402 | 3,671 |
| Lisnagelvin | 11% | 348 | 3,166 |
| Strabane North | 11.1% | 444 | 4,006 |
| Castlederg | 11.1% | 384 | 3,444 |
| Springtown | 11.4% | 328 | 2,881 |
| Sion Mills | 11.4% | 426 | 3,732 |
| Ballycolman | 11.6% | 410 | 3,531 |
| Carn Hill | 11.6% | 332 | 2,853 |
| Northland | 11.9% | 575 | 4,845 |
| Ballymagroarty | 12% | 477 | 3,985 |
| Strabane West | 13.5% | 420 | 3,113 |
| Creggan South | 14% | 538 | 3,850 |
| Creggan | 14% | 486 | 3,476 |
| Galliagh | 14.8% | 554 | 3,753 |
| Brandywell | 15.6% | 497 | 3,184 |
| City Walls | 17.2% | 558 | 3,240 |
People aged 65 or over
People aged 65 or over ranged from 5.4% in Skeoge to 31.4% in Madam's Bank — a gap of 26 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeoge | 5.4% | 345 | 6,385 |
| Ballymagroarty | 7.5% | 300 | 3,983 |
| Victoria | 10% | 446 | 4,467 |
| Creggan South | 10.8% | 415 | 3,848 |
| Sheriff's Mountain | 12% | 402 | 3,341 |
| Finn | 12.1% | 521 | 4,321 |
| Enagh | 12.9% | 567 | 4,393 |
| Culmore | 13.1% | 567 | 4,323 |
| Drumahoe | 13.9% | 624 | 4,494 |
| Kilfennan | 14.1% | 669 | 4,737 |
| Park | 14.6% | 516 | 3,531 |
| Galliagh | 14.7% | 549 | 3,747 |
| Shantallow East | 14.8% | 630 | 4,265 |
| Strabane North | 15.1% | 604 | 4,005 |
| Caw | 15.8% | 685 | 4,334 |
| Artigarvan | 16.1% | 585 | 3,636 |
| Slievekirk | 16.2% | 580 | 3,577 |
| Northland | 16.6% | 803 | 4,845 |
| Glenelly Valley | 16.6% | 566 | 3,403 |
| Eglinton | 16.6% | 650 | 3,908 |
| Dunnamanagh | 16.9% | 593 | 3,511 |
| New Buildings | 16.9% | 647 | 3,829 |
| Brandywell | 17.2% | 548 | 3,186 |
| Sion Mills | 17.6% | 655 | 3,732 |
| Claudy | 17.6% | 617 | 3,496 |
| Clondermot | 17.7% | 681 | 3,850 |
| Creggan | 17.8% | 617 | 3,474 |
| Shantallow | 18% | 662 | 3,669 |
| City Walls | 18.4% | 597 | 3,240 |
| Foyle Springs | 18.8% | 571 | 3,042 |
| Newtownstewart | 18.8% | 583 | 3,103 |
| Ballycolman | 19.1% | 673 | 3,531 |
| Glenderg | 19.1% | 611 | 3,201 |
| Springtown | 19.4% | 561 | 2,885 |
| Carn Hill | 20.1% | 574 | 2,852 |
| Castlederg | 20.2% | 696 | 3,443 |
| Ebrington | 20.5% | 826 | 4,022 |
| Lisnagelvin | 23.9% | 756 | 3,162 |
| Strabane West | 24.4% | 759 | 3,110 |
| Madam's Bank | 31.4% | 898 | 2,864 |
People aged 16+ with no qualifications
People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 13.1% in Culmore to 40.4% in Brandywell — a gap of 27.3 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 40 of 40 current wards with comparable figures.
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culmore | 13.1% | 446 | 3,404 |
| Kilfennan | 15.3% | 562 | 3,676 |
| Eglinton | 20.4% | 623 | 3,051 |
| Madam's Bank | 20.5% | 503 | 2,457 |
| New Buildings | 22.4% | 670 | 2,995 |
| Foyle Springs | 22.6% | 581 | 2,567 |
| Shantallow East | 22.7% | 761 | 3,353 |
| Northland | 22.8% | 972 | 4,271 |
| Skeoge | 23.9% | 1,021 | 4,266 |
| Ebrington | 24.1% | 788 | 3,263 |
| Clondermot | 24.5% | 766 | 3,127 |
| Victoria | 25.5% | 854 | 3,355 |
| Claudy | 25.5% | 717 | 2,816 |
| Sheriff's Mountain | 25.6% | 669 | 2,618 |
| Finn | 25.6% | 830 | 3,238 |
| Springtown | 26.3% | 622 | 2,368 |
| Park | 26.4% | 717 | 2,721 |
| Caw | 26.4% | 902 | 3,414 |
| Drumahoe | 26.5% | 912 | 3,444 |
| Enagh | 26.6% | 895 | 3,368 |
| Slievekirk | 26.7% | 753 | 2,819 |
| Glenelly Valley | 28.3% | 759 | 2,678 |
| Artigarvan | 28.9% | 824 | 2,850 |
| Ballymagroarty | 30% | 876 | 2,917 |
| Lisnagelvin | 30.6% | 815 | 2,661 |
| Dunnamanagh | 32.6% | 898 | 2,757 |
| Strabane North | 33.4% | 1,046 | 3,136 |
| Carn Hill | 33.4% | 760 | 2,278 |
| Ballycolman | 33.7% | 947 | 2,813 |
| Shantallow | 34% | 960 | 2,825 |
| Sion Mills | 34.3% | 1,018 | 2,972 |
| Newtownstewart | 35% | 880 | 2,513 |
| City Walls | 36.2% | 1,020 | 2,820 |
| Creggan | 36.2% | 1,019 | 2,815 |
| Glenderg | 37% | 935 | 2,528 |
| Castlederg | 37.6% | 1,037 | 2,761 |
| Creggan South | 39.1% | 1,109 | 2,839 |
| Strabane West | 39.2% | 1,020 | 2,603 |
| Galliagh | 40.4% | 1,165 | 2,886 |
| Brandywell | 40.4% | 1,036 | 2,564 |
Central riverfront, Derry / Londonderry
The project aims to create safer public spaces and better walking and cycling links along the Foyle.
Early public engagement before designs · evidence dated 2026-02-23
Responsible body: Department for Infrastructure and Derry City and Strabane District Council
Latest evidence: The February release explicitly says there were no prepared plans yet. The City Deal project is funded at programme level; final design and completed works are not established here.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Public invited to shape the future of Derry’s Central Riverfront →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Connect riverfront improvements to daily routes across the Foyle →
Connect local skills to local opportunities →
How to track delivery →Ebrington Square, Derry / Londonderry
The new museum is intended to tell the city’s history and its North Atlantic connections.
Under development; summer 2027 completion expected · evidence dated 2026-04-17
Responsible body: Derry City and Strabane District Council
Latest evidence: The April update records ongoing work and a summer 2027 expectation. It is more recent than a March release using spring 2027; neither is proof of completion.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Tower Museum marks final chapter of Story of Derry exhibition →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Connect riverfront improvements to daily routes across the Foyle →
Connect local skills to local opportunities →
How to track delivery →Land between 42 and 44 Springtown Road, west of St Eithne’s Park, Derrymore
The approved proposal pairs affordable housing with a community centre and road-junction improvements.
Reserved matters application approved; construction and occupation not verified · evidence dated 2026-03-19
Responsible body: Derry City and Strabane District Council
Latest evidence: The planning committee approved 259 affordable homes and a community centre, with a new access and Springtown Road and Hawthorne Drive junction works. This is a planning decision, not confirmation that the homes or supporting facilities have been built.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Springtown Road affordable homes and community centre →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Deliver Springtown’s community facilities alongside its homes →
Make room for homes people can afford →
How to track delivery →