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Abbey

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West Derby. About 16,763 people in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Abbey, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,374
966th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
72.7%
464th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Abbey compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

AbbeyMiddle
Population18 wards, Derby · 2021
Population: every ward in Derby18 areas from 8,789 to 22,584. The middle area is 14,572. Abbey is 14,374.
14,3748th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Derby · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Derby18 areas from 90.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.5%. Abbey is 96.6%.
96.6%5th lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, Derby · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Derby18 areas from 1.6% to 9.3%. The middle area is 4.3%. Abbey is 7.4%.
7.4%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, Derby · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Derby18 areas from 55.2% to 73.2%. The middle area is 64.2%. Abbey is 72.7%.
72.7%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Derby

These figures are published for the whole of Derby, not for each ward, so they describe all of Derby and not Abbey alone. See Derby

Average house price
£207,250
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,428
107th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.2
52nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Abbey in brief

Abbey had 14,374 usual residents at the census.

In Abbey, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Abbey, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

72.7% of residents in Abbey were aged 15 to 64 at the census.