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A large town of 37,815 in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. The weak point is safety — 37.6 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 12.1 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 61%. Health is weaker too: life expectancy is 78.7 for men and 83 for women. Its strongest is walkability (A−) — on the way to work, 22% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Prices are modest for what you get: a typical home costs £220,000 and rent runs £834 a month. All told, that adds up to a C+ overall and a rank of #31 of 59 in Derbyshire. That leaves it better than 42% of UK towns.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Long Eaton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Long Eaton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Long Eaton. Best known first.
CastleElvaston Castle4.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumKegworth Heritage Centre3.5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumEast Midlands Aeropark3.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionLane's Garden Centre and Open Farm1.2 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionAttenborough Nature Centre1.1 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCanalside Heritage Centre3.5 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Long Eaton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
75% of commuters drove, below Derbyshire’s towns (80%) but above England’s towns (70%). Long Eaton counts 0.6 jobs per working resident. Work in town: 28% of resident commuters. Average household income comes to £47K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Of its 14 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason. English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy’s results beat 75% of schools in England like it. Long Eaton’s ten primaries and two secondaries have 5,302 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 432 | C |
| Wilsthorpe SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,236 | B |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 229 | A− |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Reported offences in Long Eaton came to 3,297 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 539. There were 14.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Derbyshire’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Of all the crimes, 45% were violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
12% live in social housing, lower than both Derbyshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Owners make up 68% of households. Private renters make up nearly a fifth of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £320,000 | 374 |
| Semi-detached | £217,500 | 805 |
| Terraced | £170,000 | 309 |
| Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | 53 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
4 GP practices serve the town; 76% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Long Eaton is Queen's Medical Centre, 5.5 miles away. Men in Long Eaton can expect to live to 78.7, women to 83 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Long Eaton | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Derbyshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Under 15: 16% of residents. Ages in Long Eaton split evenly at 42.6: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Long Eaton | Derbyshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Derbyshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them, Grade I 1. Long Eaton’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. 23% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Derbyshire’s towns (23%) and above England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
29 listed buildings in Long Eaton, 1 of them Grade I.
The Hall: Photo: Harry Mitchell · CC BY 3.0 · Church of St Laurence and St James: Photo: Harry Mitchell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tamworth Road Bridge (SPC6 19): Photo: HJ Mitchell · CC BY 4.0 · Baptist Church: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
20 notable people were born in Long Eaton.
Laura Knight: Prabaasi Patrika, Public domain · Saira Khan: TheAsianAwards, CC BY 3.0 · Bru-C: Don't Flop Entertainment, CC BY 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Eaton | 37,815 | — | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Breaston and Draycott | 7,393 | 1.7 | B | B | B− | C+ |
| Sandiacre | 9,373 | 2.1 | B | B+ | C | C |
| Stapleford | 15,041 | 2.8 | B− | B | C− | C |
| Beeston | 52,359 | 3 | A− | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Shardlow | 1,190 | 3.4 | — | A | C | B− |
| Trowell | 2,165 | 3.8 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
| Kegworth | 4,293 | 3.8 | A− | A− | C− | A− |
Shardlow and Trowell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C−.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
GCSE results trail 58% of towns in England, and primary results trail 70% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £220,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £125,000, terraced houses £170,000, semi-detached houses £217,500 and detached houses £320,000.
Large town in Derbyshire, England
Long Eaton is a built-up area of 37,815 people, in the Erewash council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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