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Beeston (Broxtowe)

Beeston (Broxtowe) is a town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 10,000. It has 1 GP surgery, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 1 park, 24 restaurants and cafés, 26 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Attenborough, 1.6 km away. There were around 183 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Beeston (Broxtowe) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Erewash area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 112,906 residents at roughly 1,030 people per km².

Council
Erewash
County
Derbyshire
Constituency
Erewash
Police force
Derbyshire
48/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 160th of 294 English council areas — better than 46% of them.

Low crime40
Home affordability82
Affordable rents78
Good schools19
Life expectancy28
Low deprivation53
Employment48
Low council tax69

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

16°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 15° · 71% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:30

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

241 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences71
  • Anti-social behaviour59
  • Criminal damage & arson22
  • Public order21

15 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Long Eaton Town · Derbyshire

Local policing priorities

  • 1. Cross-border Operations 2. Pro-active serious violence prevention 3. Public space anti-social behaviour

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

146 reported road collisions (2024)

35 killed or seriously injured · 197 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

349 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 295 rated 4–5 ★ (253 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Attenborough (1.6 km)
  • 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Attenborough (1.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£217,901 average 2.4% YoY

Across Erewash · to 2026-06

Detached£320,517
Semi-detached£214,177
Terraced£167,256
Flat£102,851

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£834 average monthly rent 2.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £601
  • 2 bed £789
  • 3 bed £949

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

6.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.1 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (8.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.4 km)

28 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

52 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 26 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 240 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Extra - Nottingham Toton (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms7
  • Sports pitches24
  • Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

112,906 residents in Erewash · 1,030/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 168 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,361 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (41% of 53,160)

A £1,574
B £1,836
C £2,098
D £2,361
E £2,885
F £3,410
G £3,934
H £4,721

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

50 schools · 15,777 pupils

37 primary · 6 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 16 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Friesland SchoolGood
  • Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise AcademyGood
  • The Long Eaton SchoolRequires improvement
  • Kirk Hallam Community Academy
  • Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy
  • Wilsthorpe School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Erewash

Care & health services

695 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes245
  • GP practices111
  • Dentists139
  • Homecare agencies152
  • Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Derbyshire

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

76 applications decided

92.1% granted · 70 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 25
  • Con 16
  • LD 1
  • Grn 1
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics4
  • Pharmacies6
  • Supermarkets7
  • Parks & greens16
  • Restaurants & cafés83

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£724 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,222 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

37% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 53,112 certificates

11.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Broxtowe:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Broxtowe (constituency) · 0.3 km

    Broxtowe is a parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire, England, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Juliet Campbell, from the Labour Party.

  • Toton · 0.6 km

    Toton is a large suburban village in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England. It forms part of the built-up area of Beeston, which in turn forms part of the wider Nottingham Urban Area. The population of t…

  • Long Eaton Speedway · 0.6 km

    Long Eaton motorcycle speedway teams operated from 1950 until 1997 in Long Eaton, England. Teams have raced at the Long Eaton Stadium as the Long Eaton Archers, Long Eaton Rangers, Nottingham Outlaws and the Long Eato…

  • Long Eaton Stadium · 0.6 km

    Long Eaton Stadium, previously the Recreation Ground, was a multi-use sports ground in Long Eaton, Derbyshire that staged cricket, cycling, football, greyhound racing and speedway.

  • Long Eaton United F.C. · 0.6 km

    Long Eaton United Football Club is a football club in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and play at Grange Park.

  • Nottinghamshire County Football Association · 0.7 km

    The Nottinghamshire Football Association, often known simply as the Notts FA, is the governing body of football in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The Nottinghamshire FA runs a number of cups at different leve…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Beeston (Broxtowe)?
Beeston (Broxtowe) is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the Erewash local authority.
How deprived is Beeston (Broxtowe)?
The Erewash local authority, which includes Beeston (Broxtowe), is around the average in England on the IoD2019.