Long Eaton North
Erewash 010 · 5 sub-areas · 8,248 residents
Erewash 010 is a residential pocket of Erewash in the East Midlands, home to around 8,200 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £785 a month — well under the UK average for a 2-bed and noticeably affordable for what you get. Owner-occupation is the norm here, with nearly two-thirds of households owning their home.
Long Eaton North is a settled residential pocket of Erewash. The bigger gravitational centre is Sheffield, around 70 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Long Eaton North?
4 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £831 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Long Eaton North in Erewash
Living in Long Eaton North
Erewash 010 sits within the Erewash district of the East Midlands, and its character reflects the wider area: largely residential, owner-occupied, and unhurried compared to the nearest cities. Almost two-thirds of households own their home, giving the streets a settled feel rather than the transient atmosphere of heavily rented urban neighbourhoods. Greenspace is close — the average resident is within about 400 metres of open green space, which is a genuine daily-life advantage.
Rent here is one of the clearest draws. A two-bedroom home runs around £785 a month, a one-bed closer to £600, and a three-bed just under £950. That's a meaningful discount against the national 2-bed benchmark of around £1,200 a month — you're getting considerably more for your money than almost anywhere in the South East. Council tax (Band D) comes to around £2,361 a year, in line with the East Midlands average. The median house price sits at roughly £211,000, and with a deposit-saving horizon of about 3.3 years at local incomes, buying is within reach for many residents in a way it simply isn't in larger cities.
The demographic picture is fairly evenly spread across age groups: under-18s make up just over a fifth of residents, the 18–34 bracket is similar in size, and older cohorts are well represented too. About 31% of households are single-person, which is above average and suggests a mix of younger professionals living alone and older residents whose families have grown. The area is predominantly UK-born — around 94% — with an ethnic diversity index of 11.8, which is low relative to most urban East Midlands neighbourhoods.
Practically, the nearest rail station is roughly 2.8 km away — around a 35-minute walk, or a short drive. Most residents rely on cars: nearly 60% commute by car, and only 5% use public transport. Birmingham is reachable by rail in just over 90 minutes. Working from home is notably common here — almost one in four residents does so, reflecting a shift in local employment patterns. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Erewash 010 a nice place to live?
- For those who value affordability, green space, and a settled community, it works well. Nearly two-thirds of residents own their home, greenspace is within 400 metres on average, and rents are well below the UK norm. The trade-off is limited public transport and school inspection ratings that lag behind the national average — worth checking if either matters to your household.
- What is the rent in Erewash 010?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £598 a month, a two-bed about £785, and a three-bed just under £950. These are estimates scaled from district-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 2.5% over the past year — well below the pace seen in many UK cities.
- Is Erewash 010 safe?
- The crime rate is around 78.6 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, slightly below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. That puts it in broadly average territory. The predominantly owner-occupied, settled character of the area tends to keep acquisitive crime relatively contained.
- What's the commute from Erewash 010 to Birmingham?
- Birmingham is around 91 minutes by public transport from this part of Erewash. The nearest rail station is roughly 2.8 km away, so most residents drive to it. Nearly 60% of residents commute by car, and around one in four work from home — public transport use is low at just 5%.
- Who lives in Erewash 010?
- It's a multigenerational community with a notably even age spread — all age bands from under-18 to 65-plus sit between 17% and 21%. About 31% of households are single-person, and 19% are couples with children. Owner-occupation is the norm at 65%, and around 94% of residents were born in the UK.
- What schools are near Erewash 010?
- There are 73 schools within 2 km, but only around 33% of those within typical catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national share of about 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is roughly 2.5 km away. Families should check individual Ofsted reports and current catchment boundaries before relying on proximity.
- Is it worth buying in Erewash 010 rather than renting?
- The median house price is around £211,000, and at local income levels the deposit-saving horizon is roughly 3.3 years — relatively short by UK standards. With rents at about £785 a month for a two-bed, the monthly cost of ownership can compare favourably once a deposit is saved, making buying a realistic medium-term goal for many residents here.