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Abbey

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North east Cambridge. About 10,808 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Abbey, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,785
2,089th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
73.2%
435th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Abbey compares

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

AbbeyMiddle
Population14 wards, Cambridge · 2021
Population: every ward in Cambridge14 areas from 7,865 to 12,392. The middle area is 10,475. Abbey is 10,785.
10,7856th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage14 wards, Cambridge · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cambridge14 areas from 86.5% to 99.5%. The middle area is 95.3%. Abbey is 99.5%.
99.5%highest
Claimant rate14 wards, Cambridge · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cambridge14 areas from 0.5% to 4.3%. The middle area is 2.0%. Abbey is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 4th highest
Aged 15 to 6414 wards, Cambridge · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cambridge14 areas from 65.8% to 86.8%. The middle area is 74.0%. Abbey is 73.2%.
73.2%7th lowest

Figures for the whole of Cambridge

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

Average house price
£475,151
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,741
69th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.9×
35th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.5
40th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Abbey in brief

Abbey had 10,785 usual residents at the census.

In Abbey, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Abbey, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

73.2% of residents in Abbey were aged 15 to 64 at the census.