West Hallam

Erewash · East Midlands · population 6,149 · 4 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #780 of 6,856 in England
  • #59 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #2 of 15 in Erewash
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,068
Median age (est.)52
Density338per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 2%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 6%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 6%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 2%

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

West Hallam is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #780 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 15 in Erewash. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (94) and lowest on Housing & access (44). Typical homes here sold for about £265,500 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 74 sales), 23% 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, #199 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £41,682 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 33 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 94 · #382
Employment 85 · #1,026
Education 79 · #1,417
Health 67 · #2,267
Crime 88 · #828
Housing & access 44 · #3,851
Living environment 68 · #2,157

House prices ?

£265,500median (12m) · +4.1% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£265,50074+4.1%+20.7%
Detached£310,00040+2.5%+12.3%
Semi-detached£197,50028-6.5%+19.7%
Terraced£202,5006+15.1%+15.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£265,500
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)£41,682±£5,976 · #2,949 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,917
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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 204 offences
Erewash77
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #662 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences99
Theft33
Burglary20
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson11
Public order & weapons15
Drugs7
Robbery1
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 45 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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