Areas · East Midlands · Derbyshire
Area guide · East Midlands
Erewash
How Erewash compares with every council area in England and Wales, on official figures only (113,474 people, mid-2025). Ranked 1st = best for someone living there. There is no overall score: the places are too different for one number to be honest.
Gigabit broadband
96.1%
35th fastest of 318
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026
Average house price
£217,941
75th most affordable of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Price change over 12 months
+2.3%
146th fastest rising of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3 µg/m³
223rd cleanest of 318
Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³)
Recorded crime
74.4 per 1,000
146th lowest of 283
ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026
Deprivation rank
127 / 296
170th least deprived of 296
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); 1 = most deprived
Flood risk and road noise are not here because no official figure exists for a whole council area. Both vary street by street, which is what the free check reads.
Check a street in Erewash
These figures are for the whole area. The free check reads one postcode: flood, crime, noise and the station, in seconds.
League tables for Derbyshire
Fastest broadbandMost affordable homesFastest-rising pricesCleanest airLowest recorded crimeLeast deprived (England)
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