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Abbey
vs Rushey Mead

Abbey has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Rushey Mead. Homes in Rushey Mead sold for a median of £285,000, 12% above Abbey. Abbey has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 12%).

Map of Leicester with Abbey highlighted
Abbey
521 postcodes
Map of Leicester with Rushey Mead highlighted
Rushey Mead
218 postcodes
Map of Leicester
Leicester
city average

People

Abbey has 21,826 residents in 8,232 households; Rushey Mead has 16,959 in 5,394. Rushey Mead has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 6.3 percentage points more than Abbey (Leicester: 12%). Abbey has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 11.3 percentage points more than Rushey Mead (Leicester: 28%).

21,826Residents (2021)
16,959Residents (2021)
368,571Residents (2021)
8,232Households
5,394Households
127,389Households
21.9%Aged 15–29
18.7%Aged 15–29
24.9%Aged 15–29
11.8%Aged 65 and over
18.1%Aged 65 and over
11.8%Aged 65 and over
29.7%Living alone
18.4%Living alone
27.6%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 47% of homes in Abbey and 51% in Rushey Mead. Rushey Mead has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 61%, 15.5 percentage points more than Abbey (Leicester: 47%). Abbey has the higher share of private renting: 26%, 2.1 percentage points more than Rushey Mead (Leicester: 29%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £253,500 in Abbey and £285,000 in Rushey Mead, against £243,700 across Leicester.

£253,500Median sale price
£285,000Median sale price
£243,700Median sale price
45.5%Owner-occupied
61.0%Owner-occupied
46.7%Owner-occupied
26.1%Private renting
24.0%Private renting
29.4%Private renting
27.5%Social renting
14.8%Social renting
23.2%Social renting
7.5%Detached houses
10.8%Detached houses
11.4%Detached houses
47.4%Semi-detached houses
50.5%Semi-detached houses
36.4%Semi-detached houses
17.5%Terraced houses
31.1%Terraced houses
29.2%Terraced houses
25.6%Flats
5.6%Flats
17.8%Flats

Surroundings

Abbey has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 3.7 percentage points more than Rushey Mead (Leicester: 13%). A typical postcode has 75 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Abbey, and 103 in Rushey Mead. The typical postcode is 346 m from the nearest school in Abbey and 267 m in Rushey Mead. The typical postcode is 745 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Abbey and 1,567 m in Rushey Mead. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Abbey and 99% in Rushey Mead.

15.8%Green space within 500 m
12.1%Green space within 500 m
12.9%Green space within 500 m
75Services within 15 min (median)
103Services within 15 min (median)
100Services within 15 min (median)
346 mNearest school (median)
267 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
745 mNearest tram or rail (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
49Postcodes in flood risk areas
57Postcodes in flood risk areas
786Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 132 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Abbey and 71 in Rushey Mead, against 129 across Leicester. 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.

132Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
71Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
129Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

Abbey is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 21,826 people in 8,232 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £253,500 over the past two years, 4% above the Leicester median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% above the Leicester average.

Rushey Mead

Rushey Mead is one of 21 wards in Leicester, home to 16,959 people in 5,394 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, 17% above the Leicester median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the Leicester average.

More comparisons.

Abbey and Rushey Mead next to other wards of Leicester.

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