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Beeston Central

Ward

South east Broxtowe. About 6,705 people in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 65% of people in Beeston Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,192
Joint 3,747th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
65%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Beeston Central compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Beeston CentralMiddle
Population20 wards, Broxtowe · 2021
Population: every ward in Broxtowe20 areas from 2,283 to 8,059. The middle area is 5,357. Beeston Central is 6,192.
6,1928th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Broxtowe · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Broxtowe20 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 79.5%. Beeston Central is 65.0%.
65%9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Broxtowe · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Broxtowe20 areas from 74.8% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.1%. Beeston Central is 96.8%.
96.8%joint 4th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Broxtowe · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Broxtowe20 areas from 1.5% to 5.3%. The middle area is 2.9%. Beeston Central is 4.1%.
4.1%4th highest

Is Beeston Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Beeston Central at a rate of 163.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.1 per 1,000 people across Broxtowe.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 118 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Beeston Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (345), violence and sexual offences (278) and other crime (200).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Broxtowe

These figures are published for the whole of Broxtowe, not for each ward, so they describe all of Broxtowe and not Beeston Central alone. See Broxtowe

Average house price
£252,624
Down 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,037
160th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 138th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.8
Joint 74th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Beeston Central in brief

Beeston Central had 6,192 usual residents at the census.

About 65% of people in Beeston Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Beeston Central, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Beeston Central, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.