evidence: - In the comparisons that are possible, it is fair to say that Derry/Londonderry is ONE of the most socially deprived places in the UK and by some measures the most deprived. [...] Based on this, it is fair to say that Derry/Londonderry is one of the most socially deprived places in the UK and by some measures the most deprived. [...] Does Derry/Londonderry top the list? The core units of all the indices used by constituent countries of the UK – SOAs in Northern Ireland, and their equivalents elsewhere – are much smaller than a city, comprising a couple of thousand people at most.