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Breaston

Ward

South east Erewash. About 4,304 people in 8.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 45% of people in Breaston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
4,369
2,214th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
45%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Breaston compares

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

BreastonMiddle
Population19 wards, Erewash · 2021
Population: every ward in Erewash19 areas from 4,113 to 8,637. The middle area is 5,465. Breaston is 4,369.
4,3693rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Erewash · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Erewash19 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 65.0%. Breaston is 45.0%.
45%8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Erewash · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Erewash19 areas from 66.7% to 99.6%. The middle area is 97.6%. Breaston is 95.8%.
95.8%6th lowest
Claimant rate19 wards, Erewash · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Erewash19 areas from 1.0% to 5.9%. The middle area is 2.7%. Breaston is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 3rd lowest

Is Breaston safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Breaston at a rate of 63.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.3 per 1,000 people across Erewash.

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

In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Breaston.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (80), shoplifting (70) and other crime (51).

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 Erewash

These figures are published for the whole of Erewash, not for each ward, so they describe all of Erewash and not Breaston 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.7
Joint 127th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Breaston in brief

Breaston had 4,369 usual residents at the census.

About 45% of people in Breaston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Breaston, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Breaston, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.