Abbeymead & Abbeydale

Gloucester · South West · population 9,037 · 6 LSOAs

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

96Area Score / 100 ?
  • #279 of 6,856 in England
  • #22 of 710 in South West
  • #2 of 15 in Gloucester
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,062
Median age (est.)44
Density4,589per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above31%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 30%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 3%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative14%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Abbeymead & Abbeydale is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #279 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 15 in Gloucester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (99) and lowest on Health (77). Typical homes here sold for about £285,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 143 sales), 13% above the wider Gloucester median of £253,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #228 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £43,392 a year, around the middle of England.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 92 · #574
Employment 88 · #841
Education 78 · #1,499
Health 77 · #1,595
Crime 89 · #738
Housing & access 78 · #1,506
Living environment 99 · #60

House prices ?

£285,000median (12m) · +5.2% yr · n=143
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£285,000143+5.2%+7.5%
Detached£380,00058-3.2%+16.9%
Semi-detached£270,00043+4.7%+23.6%
Terraced£223,50036-0.2%+24.9%
Flat£131,5006
This area£285,000
Gloucester£253,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,392±£6,095 · #2,469 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,622
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime

No recorded-crime data: the police force covering Abbeymead & Abbeydale has not published usable street-level data for this period, so no rate or comparison is shown (a zero here would be misleading, not reassuring).

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