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Coal Aston

Ward

The north of the North East Derbyshire. About 3,793 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Coal Aston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,757
1,738th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Coal Aston compares

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

Coal AstonMiddle
Population24 wards, North East Derbyshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North East Derbyshire24 areas from 1,747 to 6,583. The middle area is 4,044. Coal Aston is 3,757.
3,7579th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, North East Derbyshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North East Derbyshire24 areas from 45.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Coal Aston is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, North East Derbyshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North East Derbyshire24 areas from 13.4% to 99.0%. The middle area is 91.1%. Coal Aston is 98.9%.
98.9%2nd highest
Claimant rate24 wards, North East Derbyshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North East Derbyshire24 areas from 0.9% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.3%. Coal Aston is 0.9%.
0.9%joint lowest

Is Coal Aston safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Coal Aston at a rate of 22.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.3 per 1,000 people across North East Derbyshire.

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

In August 2026 alone, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Coal Aston.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (36), other crime (18) and anti-social behaviour (7).

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 North East Derbyshire

These figures are published for the whole of North East Derbyshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North East Derbyshire and not Coal Aston alone. See North East Derbyshire

Average house price
£253,012
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,422
106th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.9×
Joint 155th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.7
144th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Coal Aston in brief

Coal Aston had 3,757 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Coal Aston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Coal Aston, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Coal Aston, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.