Alfreton

Amber Valley · East Midlands · population 7,538 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,961 of 6,856 in England
  • #422 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #14 of 16 in Amber Valley
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,343
Median age (est.)42
Density1,729per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above23%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 21%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 13%
One person 33%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Process & plant13%
Professional13%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 43% · Buddhist 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Alfreton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,961 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 16 in Amber Valley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (98) but weak on Health (19). Typical homes here, about £195,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 109 sales), 15% below the wider Amber Valley median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,468 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 120 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 30 · #4,790
Employment 19 · #5,537
Education 20 · #5,468
Health 19 · #5,551
Crime 27 · #5,009
Housing & access 98 · #135
Living environment 49 · #3,515

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · +2.9% yr · n=109
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,000109+2.9%+31.8%
Detached£323,00037+14.5%+18.8%
Semi-detached£163,25036-18.0%+25.5%
Terraced£173,25034+15.5%+50.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£195,000
Amber Valley£230,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£30,468±£4,535 · #6,302 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,262
Price-to-income ?6.4×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

61Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

120 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 902 offences
Amber Valley72
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #5,449 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences414
Theft149
Burglary29
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson80
Public order & weapons118
Drugs40
Robbery10
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 108 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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