Cotmanhay

Erewash · East Midlands · population 7,042 · 5 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,599 of 6,856 in England
  • #563 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #15 of 15 in Erewash
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,023
Median age (est.)40
Density2,908per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above16%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 32%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure13%
Process & plant13%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors8%
Professional8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 56% · Christian 36% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Cotmanhay is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,599 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #15 of 15 in Erewash. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (70) but weak on Education (0). Typical homes here, about £160,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 74 sales), 26% below the wider Erewash median of £215,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,486 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 122 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 6 · #6,435
Employment 3 · #6,634
Education 0 · #6,819
Health 5 · #6,531
Crime 4 · #6,572
Housing & access 70 · #2,068
Living environment 52 · #3,316

House prices ?

£160,000median (12m) · +8.5% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£160,00074+8.5%+33.9%
Detached£230,00015-5.3%+24.3%
Semi-detached£160,75036+7.2%+34.0%
Terraced£138,00023-3.3%+45.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£160,000
Erewash£215,000
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)£27,486±£4,275 · #6,727 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,846
Price-to-income ?5.8×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 ?

11Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

122 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 858 offences
Erewash77
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #5,498 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences513
Theft42
Burglary42
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson85
Public order & weapons100
Drugs24
Robbery4
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 123 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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