Thorpe Astley

Blaby · East Midlands · population 7,511 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,897 of 6,856 in England
  • #167 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #10 of 12 in Blaby
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,280
Median age (est.)37
Density2,965per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 32%45–64 26%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 8%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 15%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 76%Asian 15%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 42% · Christian 37% · Hindu 7%

Born outside the UK: 21%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Thorpe Astley is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,897 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 12 in Blaby. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (92) and lowest on Education (51). Typical homes here, about £268,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 96 sales), in line with the wider Blaby median of £280,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,151 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 52 · #3,254
Employment 62 · #2,596
Education 51 · #3,384
Health 77 · #1,588
Crime 53 · #3,227
Housing & access 92 · #574
Living environment 81 · #1,321

House prices ?

£268,000median (12m) · +7.2% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£268,00096+7.2%+36.4%
Detached£306,25032+9.4%+18.2%
Semi-detached£250,00048+0.8%+30.2%
Terraced£232,50014-2.1%+34.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£268,000
Blaby£280,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£38,151±£5,506 · #3,987 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,675
Price-to-income ?7.0×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

91Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 460 offences
Blaby60
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,949 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences227
Theft39
Burglary27
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons43
Drugs12
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 54 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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