Abbey
vs Totteridge & Bowerdean
Abbey has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 20% in Totteridge & Bowerdean. Homes in Abbey sold for a median of £490,000, 26% above Totteridge & Bowerdean. Abbey has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Abbey has 13,901 residents in 4,987 households; Totteridge & Bowerdean has 11,678 in 4,180. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (12% and 12%). Abbey has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.6 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 26%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Abbey (33%) and semi-detached houses in Totteridge & Bowerdean (57%). Totteridge & Bowerdean has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 59%, 1.9 percentage points more than Abbey (Buckinghamshire: 70%). Abbey has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 15 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £490,000 in Abbey and £387,500 in Totteridge & Bowerdean, against £460,000 across Buckinghamshire.
Surroundings
Abbey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 6.8 percentage points more than Totteridge & Bowerdean (Buckinghamshire: 22%). A typical postcode has 203 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abbey, and 81 in Totteridge & Bowerdean. The typical postcode is 372 m from the nearest school in Abbey and 317 m in Totteridge & Bowerdean. The typical postcode is 1,179 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abbey and 1,380 m in Totteridge & Bowerdean. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 52% of premises in Abbey and 90% in Totteridge & Bowerdean.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 221 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Abbey and 60 in Totteridge & Bowerdean, against 65 across Buckinghamshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Abbey is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 13,901 people in 4,987 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £490,000 over the past two years, 7% above the Buckinghamshire median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Buckinghamshire average.
Totteridge & Bowerdean is one of 49 wards in Buckinghamshire, home to 11,678 people in 4,180 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £387,500 over the past two years, 16% below the Buckinghamshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% below the Buckinghamshire average.
More comparisons.
Abbey and Totteridge & Bowerdean next to other wards of Buckinghamshire.