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Thorpe Astley

Middle area

North Blaby. 7,710 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by middle area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Thorpe Astley, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£268,000
Joint 3,088th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,278
Joint 4,673rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Thorpe Astley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thorpe Astley at a rate of 73.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.8 per 1,000 people across Blaby.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences231
Other crime87
Anti-social behaviour70
Vehicle crime67
Criminal damage and arson58
Burglary26
Drug offences13
Shoplifting5
Theft from the person4
Robbery2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Thorpe Astley compares

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Thorpe AstleyMiddle
Median sale price12 middle areas, Blaby · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Blaby12 areas from £259,000 to £388,500. The middle area is £275,100. Thorpe Astley is £268,000.
£268,000joint 3rd cheapest
Population12 middle areas, Blaby · 2021
Population: every middle area in Blaby12 areas from 6,065 to 11,380. The middle area is 8,323. Thorpe Astley is 7,278.
7,2782nd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Blaby · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Blaby12 areas from 78.9% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.1%. Thorpe Astley is 99.2%.
99.2%3rd highest
Claimant rate12 middle areas, Blaby · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Blaby12 areas from 1.6% to 3.3%. The middle area is 2.0%. Thorpe Astley is 3.3%.
3.3%highest

Is Thorpe Astley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thorpe Astley at a rate of 73.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.8 per 1,000 people across Blaby.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thorpe Astley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (231), other crime (87) and anti-social behaviour (70).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Blaby

These figures are published for the whole of Blaby, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blaby and not Thorpe Astley alone. See Blaby

Average house price
£289,282
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,279
168th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.5
31st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Thorpe Astley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Thorpe Astley was £268,000 in 2025.

Thorpe Astley had 7,278 usual residents at the census.

In Thorpe Astley, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thorpe Astley, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.