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Long Eaton

Long Eaton is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 47,898. It has around 1 GPs & clinics, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 1 parks & greens, and 26 restaurants and cafés, 37 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Attenborough, 2.1 km away. There were around 253 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Long Eaton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Broxtowe area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 110,939 residents at roughly 1,385 people per km².

Council
Broxtowe
County
Nottinghamshire
Constituency
Broxtowe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
57/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 104th of 294 English council areas — better than 65% of them.

Home affordability60
Affordable rents53
Good schools95
Life expectancy41
Low deprivation70
Employment57
Low council tax8

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. 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

308 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences102
  • Anti-social behaviour68
  • Public order34
  • Shoplifting30

16 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Long Eaton North · 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

156 reported road collisions (2024)

30 killed or seriously injured · 181 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

387 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 329 rated 4–5 ★ (286 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Long Eaton (1.8 km)
  • 34 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Long Eaton (1.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£253,021 average 2.1% YoY

Across Broxtowe · to 2026-06

Detached£361,666
Semi-detached£243,790
Terraced£189,172
Flat£123,151

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£945 average monthly rent 0.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £654
  • 2 bed £842
  • 3 bed £1,007

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

Affordability

7.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.7 times median annual pay (7.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (8.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.2 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

45 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 240 kW
  • Nearest: KFC Long Eaton (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms6
  • Sports pitches58
  • Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

110,939 residents in Broxtowe · 1,385/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 223 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,618 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (32% of 52,160)

A £1,745
B £2,036
C £2,327
D £2,618
E £3,200
F £3,782
G £4,364
H £5,236

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

Schools

45 schools · 15,635 pupils

35 primary · 6 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 21 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Bramcote CollegeGood
  • George Spencer AcademyGood
  • Hall Park AcademyGood
  • Alderman White School
  • Chilwell School
  • The Kimberley School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Broxtowe

Care & health services

796 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes283
  • GP practices107
  • Dentists132
  • Homecare agencies205
  • Hospitals & hospices25

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottinghamshire

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Long Eaton Town Centre)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

109 applications decided

94.5% granted · 103 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Adam Thompson

Labour

Erewash

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Independent coalition

  • Lab 7
  • Con 10
  • LD 3
  • Oth 24

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools15
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies7
  • Supermarkets6
  • Parks & greens28
  • Restaurants & cafés91

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,940 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

106 jobs advertised · £38,094 avg

e.g. Electrical Fitter, Press Setter/Operator, Psychotherapist - ( Experienced )

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£725 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,598 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,799 certificates

10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Biomass 32% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%

103 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83 yrs women · 80.1 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.3
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Erewash:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Long Eaton War Memorial Cross · 0.0 km

    Long Eaton War Memorial Cross is a Grade II listed structure in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

  • St Laurence's Church, Long Eaton · 0.1 km

    St. Laurence's Church, Long Eaton, is a Grade II* listed parish church in Long Eaton, England. 11th century

  • Long Eaton Urban District · 0.1 km

    Long Eaton was an Urban District in Derbyshire, England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

  • Long Eaton · 0.1 km

    Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England. It lies just north of the River Trent, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of Nottingham and 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Derby. The town population…

  • Long Eaton United Reformed Church · 0.2 km

    Long Eaton United Reformed Church is a United Reformed church in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.

  • Long Eaton Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Long Eaton Town Hall is a municipal building in Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. The town hall, which currently serves as one of two meeting places of Erewash Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Long Eaton?
Long Eaton is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Broxtowe local authority.
What is the population of Long Eaton?
Long Eaton has an approximate settlement population of 47,898.
How deprived is Long Eaton?
The Broxtowe local authority, which includes Long Eaton, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.