Abbey Area Guide | £269k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
10,804
Households
5,106
Crimes · Jun '26
Among the highest · 33.6 per 1k
5,106
Households
White Brit. · 28%
Ethnicity
Christian · 34%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 33.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£269,231
Median property price
386
Postcodes
5,106
Households
White Brit. · 28%
Ethnicity
Christian · 34%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 33.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£269,231
Median property price
386
Postcodes

Sold prices in Abbey

England & Wales
Property sales · Abbey
HM Land Registry · Abbey
Average price
£269,637
YoY: -11.0%
Median price: £269,231
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 4 sales · avg £225,625
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£356k£280k£204k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Abbey

England & Wales
Crime trends · Abbey

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
115
YoY stable
16012284
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
29
YoY +26%
433322
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY stable
21122
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY +17%
30198
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
96
YoY +75%
1026935
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

363
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Abbey

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Reading.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Reading

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Abbey

GPs make up most of the mapped places

37 GPs · 13 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 63 in all

  • GPs37
  • Libraries13
  • Hospitals7
  • Museums5
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Abbey

Coordinates51.4554, -0.9757
Postcodes
386
Population (Census)
10,804
Households (Census)
5,106
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Among the highest · 33.6 per 1k

Demographics in Abbey

Ethnicity

Total residents: 10,823
White Brit.28.3%
Other White22.6%
Indian14.8%
Other Asian6.3%
African5.6%
+ 9 other groups · 22.4%

Religion

Total residents: 10,820
Christian34.5%
No religion30.8%
Hindu12.6%
Muslim9.7%
Not answered8.0%
+ 2 other religions · 4.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 10,804
25–3430.8%
35–4926.0%
50–6411.6%
20–2410.4%
≤46.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 15.2%

Households

Total households: 5,106
Other34.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.8%
+ 8 other households · 19.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Abbey

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.80 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Abbey