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Alfreton

Middle area

North east Amber Valley. 7,966 people in 4.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Alfreton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£199,975
1,471st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,346
4,664th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Alfreton compares

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Amber Valley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Amber Valley16 areas from £168,000 to £443,500. The middle area is £231,500. Alfreton is £199,975.
£199,9755th lowest
Population16 middle areas, Amber Valley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Amber Valley16 areas from 6,033 to 10,309. The middle area is 7,633. Alfreton is 7,346.
7,3465th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Amber Valley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Amber Valley16 areas from 37.7% to 98.6%. The middle area is 94.0%. Alfreton is 91.6%.
91.6%6th lowest
Claimant rate16 middle areas, Amber Valley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Amber Valley16 areas from 1.5% to 5.0%. The middle area is 2.3%. Alfreton is 3.5%.
3.5%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Amber Valley

These figures are published for the whole of Amber Valley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Amber Valley and not Alfreton alone. See Amber Valley

Average house price
£233,295
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,756
149th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.6
142nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Alfreton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Alfreton was £199,975 in 2025.

Alfreton had 7,346 usual residents at the census.

In Alfreton, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Alfreton, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.