Long Eaton West

Erewash · East Midlands · population 7,581 · 5 LSOAs

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

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #334 of 6,856 in England
  • #22 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #1 of 15 in Erewash
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,623
Median age (est.)48
Density2,222per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above35%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 2%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 6%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 6%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 92%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Hindu 2%

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

Long Eaton West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #334 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 15 in Erewash. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (97) and lowest on Living environment (44). Typical homes here sold for about £285,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 121 sales), 33% above the wider Erewash median of £215,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #241 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £43,077 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 57 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 97 · #183
Employment 91 · #588
Education 86 · #930
Health 71 · #1,979
Crime 90 · #704
Housing & access 96 · #252
Living environment 44 · #3,823

House prices ?

£285,000median (12m) · +7.5% yr · n=121
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£285,000121+7.5%+18.1%
Detached£392,50060+0.3%+18.9%
Semi-detached£238,00043-2.1%+12.0%
Terraced£165,75017-8.4%+29.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£285,000
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)£43,077±£6,280 · #2,568 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,776
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

57 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 431 offences
Erewash77
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,630 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences114
Theft213
Burglary19
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons28
Drugs9
Robbery4
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 24 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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