Abbey Park
Leicester · East Midlands · population 12,610 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,755 of 6,856 in England
- #329 of 575 in East Midlands
- #7 of 38 in Leicester
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 17% · Professional 16% · Process & plant 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 17% |
| Professional | 16% |
| Process & plant | 13% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 33% · No religion 23% · Hindu 20%
Born outside the UK: 41%
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
Abbey Park sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,755 of 6,856 in England, and #7 of 38 in Leicester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (63) and lowest on Housing & access (24). Typical homes here, about £266,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 124 sales), 11% above the wider Leicester median of £241,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,002 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 128 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £266,500 | 124 | -3.1% | +33.6% |
| Detached | £277,500 | 8 | -15.3% | +20.7% |
| Semi-detached | £288,000 | 57 | +3.8% | +41.9% |
| Terraced | £258,500 | 40 | -7.7% | +28.3% |
| Flat | £112,500 | 19 | -23.5% | -4.7% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #2,096 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,618 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 584 |
| Theft | 344 |
| Burglary | 85 |
| Vehicle crime | 148 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 146 |
| Public order & weapons | 177 |
| Drugs | 77 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Other | 31 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 302 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Leicester
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Bream, Pillowell & YorkleyForest of Dean45£295,000
- Daventry CentralWest Northamptonshire45£230,000
- Reepham, Cawston & LenwadeBroadland45£325,000
- Herne Hill EastLambeth45£585,000
- Stoke Newington NorthHackney45£875,000
- Moulton, Weston & WhaplodeSouth Holland45£278,000