Erewash: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£320,499

Semi-detached

£214,123

Terraced

£167,530

Flat or maisonette

£102,655

First-time buyers

£191,767

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  106,691 in 1991 → 114,253 in 2024 (+7.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £120,074 in 2005 → £217,941 in 2026 (+81.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £375 in 2008 → £656 in 2025 (+74.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  79.7% in 2004 → 80.1% in 2023 (+0.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.3% in 2001 → 3.3% in 2025 (+43.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £7,819 in 1997 → £22,222 in 2024 (+184.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Erewash; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.1% (January 2026) · 38th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 40th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.9× earnings (April 2025) · 65th lowest of 316
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills74.2% (2023) · 78th highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work31.1% (2021) · 370th highest of 374
• Productivity · Economy & work£30.5 per hour (2023) · 337th highest of 361
• New homes · Housing3.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 271st highest of 296
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access65.6 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 333rd highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Derbyshire, which includes Erewash.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.7 years · England 80.0 · 76th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.8 years · England 83.8 · 98th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 60.9 · 72nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.5 years · England 61.3 · 76th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)335.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 80th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.9% · England 10.4 · 49th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.3% · England 64.6 · 82nd lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Derbyshire, which includes Erewash.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.9% · England 68.3 · 103rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.0 score · England 46.0 · 89th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.3% · England 5.8 · 137th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)18.5% · England 19.8 · 77th lowest of 153