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Sawley

Middle area

South east Erewash. 9,377 people in 3.0 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 Sawley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£234,500
2,304th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,388
1,707th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sawley compares

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Median sale price15 middle areas, Erewash · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Erewash15 areas from £160,000 to £345,000. The middle area is £227,263. Sawley is £234,500.
£234,5007th highest
Population15 middle areas, Erewash · 2021
Population: every middle area in Erewash15 areas from 5,806 to 9,737. The middle area is 7,167. Sawley is 9,388.
9,3882nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Erewash · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Erewash15 areas from 74.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.2%. Sawley is 98.8%.
98.8%6th highest
Claimant rate15 middle areas, Erewash · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Erewash15 areas from 1.3% to 6.8%. The middle area is 3.0%. Sawley is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 7th highest

Figures for the whole of Erewash

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

Average house price
£217,941
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,290
104th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.7
127th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sawley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sawley was £234,500 in 2025.

Sawley had 9,388 usual residents at the census.

In Sawley, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sawley, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.