Is Long Eaton a good place to live?

Living in Long Eaton, Derbyshire: house prices, crime, schools and the practical details to check before you move.

On this page
  1. Long Eaton at a glance
  2. Location and population
  3. Sold prices
  4. Crime and safety
  5. Schools
  6. Flood mapping
  7. Broadband
  8. Energy performance
  9. Planning and heritage
  10. Air quality and deprivation
  11. Nearby towns
  12. Questions
  13. Data sources

Long Eaton at a glance

Long Eaton is in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England. Its recorded local authority is Erewash. Flats sold for a median £120,000, compared with £220,000 across all property types (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 97.6% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Median sold price
£220,000
471 recorded sales
Recorded incidents
99.9
per 1,000 residents
Gigabit availability
97.6%
of premises

Sources and periods vary by measure. See the source register · How we use the data

Where is Long Eaton, and who lives here?

Long Eaton is in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England. Its recorded local authority is Erewash.

Long Eaton: regional locator mapApproximate location of Long Eaton in Derbyshire, using the stored town centroid and a generalised land outline. This is not a town-boundary or flood-risk map.Long Eaton
Approximate town location · not a boundary or flood mapMap sources

The mapped town had 37,815 residents in Census 2021. This describes the town area, rather than the wider council area.

Location and geography
County / areaDerbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
Local authorityErewash
Population37,815 · Census 2021

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

Office for National Statistics · Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026. Source details

View population and age groups
Age distribution · Census 2021
Under 1617.4%
16–249.0%
25–6454.7%
65 and over19.0%

ONS best-fits the Census counts to the built-up-area geography. The population displayed here must not silently replace the denominator used in the crime rate.

How much do homes sell for in Long Eaton?

The median recorded sold price in Long Eaton is £220,000, based on 471 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

For a nearby reference, Breaston and Draycott’s median was £260,000 across 113 sales—£40,000 above Long Eaton in the same source period. These are different mixes of homes, not a like-for-like valuation. See nearby comparisons

Median recorded sale
£220,000
Recorded sales in the period
471
Median sold price by property type
Detached£335,000
Semi-detached£220,000
Terraced£167,500
Flat / maisonette£120,000
View recorded price changes
Changes in the recorded median, not like-for-like home values
One-year change0.0%
Five-year change12.8%

A change in the mix of properties sold can move the median. These are nominal comparisons, not a forecast or an inflation-adjusted price index.

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Recent registered transactions
DateProperty typePostcodePrice
24 July 2026Semi-detachedNG10 1DY£245,000
20 July 2026TerracedNG10 4QY£130,000
17 July 2026Semi-detachedNG10 2DW£220,000
17 July 2026TerracedNG10 1FP£175,000
17 July 2026DetachedNG10 4AN£560,000
17 July 2026DetachedNG10 2EJ£305,000
17 July 2026TerracedNG10 4FZ£185,000
16 July 2026Semi-detachedNG10 4DX£192,500
14 July 2026TerracedNG10 2EX£224,000
13 July 2026DetachedNG10 1AP£285,000

Property-type samples may be smaller still. The mix of homes sold affects medians; these are not like-for-like valuations.

HM Land Registry · 12 months to July 2026. Source details

Is Long Eaton safe? What the crime data shows

Kerbside does not classify Long Eaton as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 99.9 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

Police-recorded incidents and antisocial behaviour
Total incidents in the period3,804
Incidents per 1,000 residents99.9
Population denominator38,064
Violence and sexual offences per 1,00037.8
Antisocial behaviour per 1,00013.9
Burglary per 1,0002.3
Vehicle crime per 1,0003.0
Robbery per 1,0001.0

The categories shown are a selection, not the whole total. The rate uses the recorded source denominator above, not the newer Census count. Town-wide rates hide differences between streets and neighbourhoods.

Home Office / Police.uk · July 2025 to June 2026 · 12 months. Source details

How are schools rated in Long Eaton?

9 of 11 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (81.8%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2020 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

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Schools and their recorded historical overall grades
SchoolPhaseHistorical grade
Dovedale Primary SchoolAcademy converter · NG10 3HUPrimaryAges 4–11Good7 February 2023
Grange Primary SchoolCommunity school · NG10 2DUPrimaryAges 3–11Good26 May 2021
Parklands Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school · NG10 4BJPrimaryAges 3–7Good14 January 2020
Sawley Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter · NG10 3DQPrimaryAges 3–7Good6 February 2024
Sawley Junior SchoolAcademy converter · NG10 3DQPrimaryAges 7–11Good15 February 2023
St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter · NG10 1DRPrimaryAges 4–11Good7 December 2021
Wilsthorpe SchoolAcademy converter · NG10 4WTSecondaryAges 11–18Good11 May 2023
Brackenfield Special SchoolCommunity special school · NG10 4DAAges 3–19Good29 June 2023
Stanton Vale SchoolAcademy special converter · NG10 3NPAges 2–19Good30 March 2023
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter · NG10 4DAPrimaryAges 4–11Requires improvement14 November 2023
The Long Eaton SchoolAcademy converter · NG10 3NPSecondaryAges 11–18Requires improvement28 February 2024
Trent CollegeOther independent school · NG10 4ADAges 3–19No usable overall gradeDate not supplied

A historical grade does not establish catchment eligibility, available places or suitability for a particular child. Source extraction dates are not inspection dates.

Department for Education · Historical overall grades 2009–2024 · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31. Source details

What flood risk is mapped in Long Eaton?

50.15% of Long Eaton’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 12.20%. Separately, 6.78% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

River and sea planning zones

Share of mapped town land · Flood Map for Planning
Flood Zone 350.15%
Flood Zone 2, excluding Zone 312.20%

Environment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026. Source details

Surface-water flooding

Share of mapped town land · present-day RoFSW model
High modelled likelihood2.04%
Medium modelled likelihood4.75%
Low modelled likelihood16.04%

Environment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509. Source details

Land coverage is not the percentage of homes expected to flood. Areas outside mapped bands are not guaranteed flood-free. Check the actual address before a purchase.

What broadband is available?

97.6%

of premises have gigabit-capable broadband available.

Fixed broadband availability
Gigabit-capable97.6%
Full fibre96.0%
Superfast · 30 Mbps or more99.6%
Premises without decent broadband0.0%
Premises in the dataset19,166

Availability is not measured speed or a guarantee of a particular package. Ofcom’s “decent broadband” measure is at least 10 Mbps download and 1 Mbps upload.

Ofcom · January 2026. Source details

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How energy-efficient are homes in Long Eaton?

The dataset includes 8,529 domestic properties with a usable latest certificate. 43.0% are rated C or above.

Domestic EPC records
Mean energy-efficiency score65 · Band D
Rated C or above43.0%
Mean recorded CO₂ emissions3.4 tonnes / year
Properties represented8,529
View the EPC band distribution
Share of included properties by EPC band
Band A0.2%
Band B6.0%
Band C36.9%
Band D43.6%
Band E11.8%
Band F1.3%
Band G0.3%

The latest certificate per property within the source’s ten-year validity window is used. These are assessed properties, not every home. Emissions are estimates, not measured household use.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026. Source details

Planning activity and local heritage

What do planning figures show?

The Erewash local planning authority received 418 applications in the published annual period. 93.1% of recorded decisions were approvals.

These are local-authority totals, not applications inside the town boundary. Approval rates use decisions as their denominator, not applications received. They do not predict approval for an individual proposal.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026. Source details

Listed buildings

There are 29 listed-building records mapped to the town.

Mapped Historic England records
Grade I1
Grade II*2
Grade II26

For a particular property, check the official listing and the council’s conservation-area boundaries. A town count does not establish whether an address is designated.

Historic England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025. Source details

Air quality and deprivation

What does the air-quality model show?

Area-weighted background concentrations · 2024
PM2.5 annual mean7.3 µg/m³
PM10 annual mean12.7 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) annual mean11.8 µg/m³

An annual background estimate is not today’s air quality or pollution beside a particular road. It cannot establish an individual’s exposure.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024. Source details

How should deprivation data be read?

Small-area deprivation context
Population-weighted mean IMD decile5.8
Constituent areas in deciles 1–325.0%
Constituent areas in deciles 8–1029.2%

Lower deciles indicate greater relative deprivation. The town mean is not an official national town rank or a judgement about individual residents; conditions vary within each town.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2). Source details

Which towns are near Long Eaton?

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Nearby places · geographic distance, not travel time
TownDistanceMedian sold priceSales
Breaston and DraycottDerbyshire1.0 miles away1.0 miles£260,000113
RisleyDerbyshire2.1 miles away2.1 miles
SandiacreDerbyshire2.1 miles away2.1 miles£219,000104
Ratcliffe on SoarNottinghamshire2.3 miles away2.3 miles
ShardlowDerbyshire2.8 miles away2.8 miles
StaplefordNottinghamshire2.9 miles away2.9 miles£215,000172
Beeston (Broxtowe)Nottinghamshire3.1 miles away3.1 miles£290,000586
Stanton-by-DaleDerbyshire3.7 miles away3.7 miles
KegworthLeicestershire3.7 miles away3.7 miles£261,00049
TrowellNottinghamshire4.2 miles away4.2 miles£275,00032

Distances describe geographic proximity, not a road journey or a public-transport connection. Price comparisons use the same published source period and require at least 20 sales; a dash means no eligible comparison, not a zero price.

Office for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025. Source details

More questions about living in Long Eaton

Is Long Eaton a good place to live?

Long Eaton is in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England. Its recorded local authority is Erewash. Flats sold for a median £120,000, compared with £220,000 across all property types (12 months to July 2026). Gigabit-capable broadband was available to 97.6% of premises (January 2026). Whether it suits you comes down to the home and neighbourhood: compare the property you can afford, the schools relevant to your household and the checks needed at the exact address.

Where is Long Eaton?

Long Eaton is in Derbyshire, East Midlands, England. Its recorded local authority is Erewash.

What is the population of Long Eaton?

Long Eaton has a population of 37,815 on the Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026 town geography used by Kerbside.

How much do homes sell for in Long Eaton?

The median recorded sold price in Long Eaton is £220,000, based on 471 transactions in the published 12-month window. This is not a current asking-price estimate or a measure of affordability relative to income.

Is Long Eaton safe?

Kerbside does not classify Long Eaton as safe or unsafe. The published 12-month Police.uk dataset records 99.9 incidents per 1,000 residents, including antisocial behaviour. Reporting, policing, visitor numbers and the source coverage all affect the figure.

How are schools rated in Long Eaton?

9 of 11 schools with a recorded overall grade have a Good or Outstanding grade (81.8%). These are historical grades from inspections between 2020 and 2024, not new inspections in the source-download year.

What broadband coverage is available in Long Eaton?

In Long Eaton, 97.56% of premises have gigabit-capable coverage and 96.01% have full-fibre coverage. Availability at an individual address and the package a provider will sell there may differ.

What do EPC records show for homes in Long Eaton?

Across 8,529 recorded domestic properties in Long Eaton, 43.04% are rated C or above. The source keeps the latest certificate per property within its ten-year window; this does not represent every home or certify current running costs.

What mapped flood risk is shown for Long Eaton?

50.15% of Long Eaton’s mapped land is in Flood Zone 3. Flood Zone 2 excluding Zone 3 covers 12.20%. Separately, 6.78% has at least a 1% annual chance of surface-water flooding in the source model. These are land-area measures, not a property-level assessment; do not add the two models together.

Where the data comes from

Dates below distinguish the period represented by the data from when the source was collected and published here. How we use these sources

Locator mapStored town centroid · Natural Earth land outline

The point uses the town location retained by the controlled base-geography publication, including its documented legacy-centroid fallbacks. It is approximate and does not delineate the statistical boundary, flood risk or individual properties. Base-geography source

Generalised land outline: Natural Earth 1:50m countries, simplified for display; public domain. The map does not load third-party tiles or tracking.

Built-up areas and administrative geographyOffice for National Statistics · ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Data version
ONS BUA 2024 / LAD December 2025 / hierarchy April 2025
Source published
29 April 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
7,099

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 57acc0a8-b401-48c6-aab6-bbf71f0f8653. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Understanding towns in England and WalesOffice for National Statistics · Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026
Data version
Census 2021, BUA24 geography; released May 2026
Source published
15 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
3 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
3 September 2026
Refresh cadence
release-based
Towns with a published result
1,266

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 9c95eeab-00b4-4a59-ba69-482644419c71. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Price Paid DataHM Land Registry · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Data version
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data 2021-2026 through July 2026
Source published
28 August 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,150

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b636c9b0-ad56-425a-864a-6c1c2b7b13ac. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Police.uk street-level crimeHome Office / Police.uk · 2026-06
Data version
2026-06
Source published
29 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,260

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 4d94afb3-682c-4003-9eef-f006b8451ce9. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Get Information About SchoolsDepartment for Education · GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Data version
GIAS 2026-09-01 + Ofsted 2026-07-31
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
5,070

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: bfa454a5-2429-4fcf-9562-02ab8aec64e4. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Connected Nations fixed broadbandOfcom · Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Data version
Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026 (January 2026, v2)
Source published
7 July 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
1 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
1 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,250

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 1de793a3-4b49-451e-b8e6-a53dabe9ff24. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Data version
MHCLG domestic EPC register August 2026
Source published
1 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
6,336

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: fbe075dd-3890-4075-adcc-1af0da0943e5. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Flood Map for Planning - Flood ZonesEnvironment Agency · Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Data version
Flood Map for Planning Flood Zones, revision 20 May 2026
Source published
20 May 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: e315db85-8651-4532-b88f-b0f6233390a3. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterEnvironment Agency · NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Data version
NaFRA2 RoFSW v202509
Source published
17 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
as needed
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: 5ebbae90-38ab-4f73-abc7-b515beec4ae8. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

District planning application statisticsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Data version
MHCLG PS1/PS2 year to Mar 2026
Source published
19 June 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
quarterly
Towns with a published result
7,094

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: ef472acd-f430-4e09-a212-b3576567ee57. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Listed buildings and conservation areasHistoric England · Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Data version
Listed buildings Sep 2026; conservation areas Jul 2025
Source published
2 September 2026
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
monthly
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b6109497-cc70-4816-bd75-8bbd151d2bca. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

Modelled background pollution dataDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Defra PCM 2024
Data version
Defra PCM 2024
Source published
30 September 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
annual
Towns with a published result
6,807

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: a9cb6fbd-3b88-4fc0-90b9-e3f8d751e96e. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.

English Indices of DeprivationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Data version
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (corrected v2)
Source published
17 November 2025
Retrieved by Kerbside
2 September 2026
Published on Kerbside
2 September 2026
Refresh cadence
approximately every five years
Towns with a published result
3,793

Open original source · Open Government Licence v3.0

Publication reference: b9817fd7-2109-4c23-937f-7b5bc28b0d53. A published result is not a guarantee of complete local coverage.