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Draycott & Risley

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South east Erewash. About 4,009 people in 15 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Draycott & Risley, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,113
1,972nd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.1%
2,692nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Draycott & Risley compares

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

Draycott & RisleyMiddle
Population19 wards, Erewash · 2021
Population: every ward in Erewash19 areas from 4,113 to 8,637. The middle area is 5,465. Draycott & Risley is 4,113.
4,113lowest
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%. Draycott & Risley is 88.9%.
88.9%2nd 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%. Draycott & Risley is 2.5%.
2.5%8th lowest
Aged 15 to 6419 wards, Erewash · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Erewash19 areas from 54.4% to 69.8%. The middle area is 63.5%. Draycott & Risley is 64.1%.
64.1%8th highest

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 Draycott & Risley 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
Draycott & Risley in brief

Draycott & Risley had 4,113 usual residents at the census.

In Draycott & Risley, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Draycott & Risley, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.1% of residents in Draycott & Risley were aged 15 to 64 at the census.