Long Eaton
Long Eaton is covered by postcode districts DE72 and NG10. It is mostly in the Erewash council area: 769 of its 772 postcodes. The others are in North West Leicestershire. 769 are in Derbyshire and 3 in Leicestershire.
Every postcode in Long Eaton, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 26
- At medium risk at worst: 24
- At low risk at worst: 423
- At very low risk only: 105
- Not on the at-risk list: 194
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 772 postcodes in Long Eaton that ONS places, 26 have a home or business at high risk, 24 are at medium risk at worst, 423 are at low risk at worst, 105 are at very low risk only and 194 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.8948, longitude -1.2819. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
26 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
4 further out, not drawn
These postcodes lie well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without them to show the rest closer; they are in every count.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 11 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. NG10 3FD, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. NG10 2EQ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. NG10 3AU, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Long Eaton?
Homes sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 671 of the 763 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 529 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 578 of its 772 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes, or more. 4 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Long Eaton, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Long Eaton?
Homes in Long Eaton sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 471 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £220,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £220,000
■ no change on the 12 months before
Across the whole NG10 district, Long Eaton's main postcode district: a typical £220,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Long Eaton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Long Eaton?
13 of the 772 postcodes now in use in Long Eaton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 4 of the 576 homes sold in Long Eaton were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NG10 district, Under 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Long Eaton | Across the NG10 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 471 (0%) | 0 of 585 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 4 of 576 (Under 1%) | 4 of 715 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Long Eaton?
Ofcom reports on 763 of the 772 postcodes in Long Eaton. At 671 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Long Eaton at risk of flooding?
578 of the 772 postcodes in Long Eaton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 529 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Long Eaton?
The open schools at the postcodes in Long Eaton (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Stanton Vale School400 m 131 pupils, 120 places
- Brooklands Primary School500 m 365 pupils, 447 places
- Trent College750 m 990 pupils, 1,250 places
- St Laurence CofE Primary School800 m 171 pupils, 280 places
- Harrington Junior School800 m 218 pupils, 240 places
- Parklands Infant and Nursery School800 m 205 pupils, 192 places
- Dovedale Primary School1.2 km 395 pupils, 420 places
- Meadowbrook School1.3 km
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Long Eaton?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Long Eaton is Long Eaton Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.
- Long Eaton Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
- Attenborough Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
- East Midlands Parkway Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
- Toton Lane Tram Stop Underground, metro or tram 2.9 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Long Eaton?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Long Eaton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- The Moir Medical Centre750 m
- The Aitune Medical Practice1.0 km
- West Park Surgery1.0 km
- College Street Medical Practice1.1 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Long Eaton safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 3,155 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Long Eaton over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 226 September 2025
- 244 October 2025
- 227 November 2025
- 255 December 2025
- 270 January 2026
- 253 February 2026
- 317 March 2026
- 221 April 2026
- 277 May 2026
- 277 June 2026
- 335 July 2026
- 253 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: burglary 67, other crime 49, possession of weapons 36, robbery 30, bicycle theft 24, theft from the person 9.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Long Eaton?
- Councils
- Erewash (769) and North West Leicestershire (3)
- County councils
- Derbyshire (769) and Leicestershire (3)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Erewash (769) and North West Leicestershire (3)
- Police force areas
- Derbyshire (769) and Leicestershire (3)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Long Eaton
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell the council about council tax Councils A to Z
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Long Eaton
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Long Eaton postcodes
772 postcodes in use in Long Eaton, by district:
Those districts are in the NG postcode area and DE postcode area.
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Places near Long Eaton
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Long Eaton's £220,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Long Eaton
- What is it like to live in Long Eaton?
- Homes sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 671 of the 763 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 529 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 578 of its 772 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes, or more. 4 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Long Eaton, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Long Eaton?
- Long Eaton is covered by postcode districts DE72 and NG10, across 772 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Long Eaton?
- Homes in Long Eaton sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 471 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Long Eaton?
- In Long Eaton, primary schools at its postcodes include Stanton Vale School, Brooklands Primary School and Trent College; secondary schools at its postcodes include Stanton Vale School, The Long Eaton School and Trent College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Long Eaton have a railway station?
- Yes: Long Eaton is 1.2 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Long Eaton, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Long Eaton?
- Ofcom reports on 763 of the 772 postcodes in Long Eaton. At 671 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Long Eaton at risk of flooding?
- 578 of the 772 postcodes in Long Eaton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 529 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Long Eaton?
- 13 of the 772 postcodes now in use in Long Eaton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 4 of the 576 homes sold in Long Eaton were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NG10 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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