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Overview

East Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

Erewash

2026/27 view

Erewash · ONS E07000036

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

64/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Mixed

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 54 of 164 Medium confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover72
Debt burden77
Debt direction17
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £-29.35m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£2.67m 8.3%
Service expenditure £14.08m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£1.97m 12.3%
Unallocated reserves £4.33m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£1.90m 78.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £14.08m
12.3%
2020/21: £16.06m 2021/22: £13.46m 2022/23: £15.04m 2023/24: £16.05m 2024/25: £14.08m
Net revenue expenditure £11.55m
24.0%
2020/21: £15.20m 2021/22: £12.65m 2022/23: £13.34m 2023/24: £13.69m 2024/25: £11.55m
Council Tax requirement £8.12m
18.4%
2020/21: £6.86m 2021/22: £7.04m 2022/23: £7.28m 2023/24: £7.75m 2024/25: £8.12m
Unallocated reserves £4.33m
21.3%
2020/21: £5.50m 2021/22: £4.95m 2022/23: £4.60m 2023/24: £2.43m 2024/25: £4.33m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population114,2532024 estimate
Latest net debt£-29.35m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Erewash, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
35.7%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

5.7 percentage points vs 2023/24
142 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste515.1 kgper household+29.0 kg year on year
Waste collected373.2 kgper resident−13.9 kg year on year
Household waste42,634tonnes collected15,237 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

15,237 t recycled, composted or reused 27,396 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

35.7%
2015/16: 40.7%2016/17: 42.7%2017/18: 42.3%2018/19: 41.9%2019/20: 40.7%2020/21: 41.8%2021/22: 41.8%2022/23: 39.7%2023/24: 41.4%2024/25: 35.7%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Erewash.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

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50 Open schools
15,777 Pupils
17,933 School places
88.0% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Erewash.

Attainment 8
44.6
East Midlands 45.0
England 46.1
1.5 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
44.2%
East Midlands 43.1%
England 45.4%
1.2 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
25.0%
East Midlands 36.9%
England 40.5%
15.5 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.19

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

44.3 18/19
47.2 19/20
47.8 20/21
46.4 21/22
43.4 22/23
43.9 23/24
44.6 24/25
Education context

Erewash's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with East Midlands and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Erewash, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£215,000
+ 28.0% over five years
Median resident earnings
£36,290
+ 22.9% over five years
House price to earnings
5.92×
Higher from 5.69× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Erewash.

£834 / month
+ 2.1% in the last year
July 2026
Erewash
£834
+ 2.1%
East Midlands
£918
+ 3.6%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with East Midlands £84 less per month
Compared with England £617 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Erewash
5.92×
East Midlands
6.91×
England
7.64×
Compared with East Midlands More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received134this quarter+62 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided76this quarter−23 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
92.1%approved
Overall approval rate70 granted6 refused+1.2 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

61.8%
Rank 291 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

15.9 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major5100.0%80.0% Minor2580.0%52.0% Other4697.8%65.2%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1082024 Q3: 1082024 Q4: 932025 Q1: 1222025 Q2: 962025 Q3: 1162025 Q4: 722026 Q1: 1342024 Q2: 1152024 Q3: 1212024 Q4: 1062025 Q1: 752025 Q2: 1042025 Q3: 1112025 Q4: 992026 Q1: 76
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

49%
Required1,146homes over three years
Delivered565homes over three years
100% requirement
Presumption in favourHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Erewash, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 8,495 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 74.4 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 31.1% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Erewash Your council
74.4 + 31.1%
East Midlands Region
76.6 − 1.1%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Erewash has a recorded crime rate 3.0% below East Midlands. It is 10.9% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Derbyshire
Violence 3,534
30.9 per 1,000 + 14.4%
Theft 2,335
20.4 per 1,000 + 89.5%
Public order 893
7.8 per 1,000 − 3.1%
Criminal damage 721
6.3 per 1,000 + 34.0%
Shoplifting 1,145
10.0 per 1,000 + 69.6%
Vehicle offences 325
2.8 per 1,000 + 54.8%
Burglary 319
2.8 per 1,000 + 61.9%
Drug offences 264
2.3 per 1,000 + 52.6%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Erewash.

50 schools
Open schools 50
Pupils 15,777
School places 17,933
Capacity used 88.0%
Primary 37 schools
8,358 pupils
Other / specialist 7 schools
1,624 pupils
Secondary 6 schools
5,795 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 6
12.0% of open schools
Previous full framework 28
56.0% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 13
26.0% of open schools
No Ofsted record 3
6.0% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

6 schools assessed
Achievement 6 assessed
Expected standard 4
Needs attention 2
Attendance & behaviour 6 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Curriculum & teaching 6 assessed
Expected standard 4
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 6 assessed
Expected standard 4
Strong standard 2
Leadership & governance 6 assessed
Expected standard 4
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Personal development 6 assessed
Expected standard 5
Strong standard 1
Safeguarding 6 assessed
Met 6
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 1
Good 13
Requires improvement 2
Inadequate 1
Not judged 11
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Ashbrook Infant School URN 112688 · DE72 3HF Primary 122 150 Not judged
Ashbrook Junior School URN 147927 · DE72 3HF Primary 168 210 Ungraded inspection
Breadsall CofE VC Primary School URN 112805 · DE21 5LF Primary 116 112 Ungraded inspection
Brooklands Primary School URN 147140 · NG10 1BW Primary 365 447 Ungraded inspection
Charlotte Nursery and Infant School URN 112575 · DE7 8LQ Primary 288 320 Not judged
Chaucer Infant School URN 147747 · DE7 5LN Primary 188 180 Not judged
Chaucer Junior School URN 147748 · DE7 5JH Primary 233 240 Ungraded inspection
Cloudside Academy URN 144612 · NG10 5DE Primary 261 320 Renewed framework
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 114,253 2024
East Midlands region 5,063,164
Erewash represents 2.26% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+542 residents ↑ 0.5%
2019: 113,711 residents2020: 113,348 residents2021: 113,039 residents2022: 112,997 residents2023: 114,156 residents2024: 114,253 residents
Erewash +0.5%
East Midlands +4.5%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Erewash's population grew over five years. Its change was 4.0 percentage points below the East Midlands and 3.8 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Erewash?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 13,875 12.1% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.2% +930 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +1.0% +137 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Erewash LOCAL AUTHORITY
12.1%
East Midlands REGION
11.8%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
13,945 12,837 11,729
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£14.08m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£11.55m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£8.12m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£4.33m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £123
Median for councils of the same type £166 25.6% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Central services Gross £11.79m · Income £6.90m
£4.89m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £6.55m · Income £2.84m
£3.71m
Housing Gross £2.88m · Income £549.0k
£2.33m
Planning and development Gross £3.18m · Income £1.31m
£1.87m
Culture and related services Gross £3.22m · Income £1.44m
£1.78m
Highways and transport Gross £556.0k · Income £1.05m
£-491.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£8.12m
Retained business rates£6.13m
Revenue Support Grant£277.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £2.43m
Closing £4.33m
£1.90m increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£0.00 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£29.35m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£-29.35m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£-257 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £-257
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 369.8% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£2.67m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£2.67m +8.3%
Change across the series −£10.99m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased despite borrowing not rising because investments and cash fell during the quarter.

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£10.33m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
95.40% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£454,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£75.77m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£10.33m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 20.2%
+ £1.74m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£8.59m 2021/22 £9.68m 2022/23 £9.54m 2023/24 £9.07m 2024/25 £10.33m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£10.33m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £3.88m

37.5% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £6.45m

62.5% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 95.40%

England average: 95.60%  ·  0.20 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Erewashmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Erewashmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Erewashmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Erewash Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Erewashmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Erewashmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.