Darley Abbey

Derby · East Midlands · population 7,031 · 4 LSOAs

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

80Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,369 of 6,856 in England
  • #119 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #8 of 31 in Derby
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,015
Median age (est.)44
Density2,176per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above50%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 12%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 12%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 37%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative8%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Darley Abbey is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,369 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 31 in Derby. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (96) but weak on Living environment (26). Typical homes here sold for about £288,165 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 122 sales), 31% above the wider Derby median of £220,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,195 a year, in the top third 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 82 · #1,253
Employment 76 · #1,609
Education 96 · #293
Health 60 · #2,706
Crime 61 · #2,699
Housing & access 81 · #1,280
Living environment 26 · #5,050

House prices ?

£288,165median (12m) · -5.5% yr · n=122
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£288,165122-5.5%+12.0%
Detached£478,50032+9.4%+20.4%
Semi-detached£296,50032-11.5%-4.4%
Terraced£248,50046-0.6%+34.4%
Flat£132,50012+76.7%+9.7%
This area£288,165
Derby£220,000
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)£44,195±£6,527 · #2,270 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,872
Price-to-income ?6.5×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 · 426 offences
Derby120
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,909 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences205
Theft67
Burglary21
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons49
Drugs9
Robbery4
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 79 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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