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Overview

East Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

Broxtowe

2026/27 view

Broxtowe · ONS E07000172

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

49/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Under pressure

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

164 councils in peer group Rank 81 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover76
Debt burden25
Liquidity31
Debt direction59
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £94.49m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£6.55m 6.5%
Service expenditure £13.80m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£937.0k 6.4%
Unallocated reserves £5.59m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£471.0k 7.8%
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 £13.80m
16.6%
2020/21: £11.83m 2021/22: £11.09m 2022/23: £11.85m 2023/24: £14.74m 2024/25: £13.80m
Net revenue expenditure £13.09m
12.0%
2020/21: £11.70m 2021/22: £11.50m 2022/23: £11.26m 2023/24: £11.05m 2024/25: £13.09m
Council Tax requirement £7.74m
17.5%
2020/21: £6.58m 2021/22: £6.82m 2022/23: £7.07m 2023/24: £7.33m 2024/25: £7.74m
Unallocated reserves £5.59m
18.7%
2020/21: £6.87m 2021/22: £7.43m 2022/23: £6.39m 2023/24: £6.06m 2024/25: £5.59m
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 population114,5652024 estimate
Latest net debt£94.49m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

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

2024/25
35.1%recycled
Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.2 percentage points vs 2023/24
146 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste499.4 kgper household−2.7 kg year on year
Waste collected350.0 kgper resident−2.7 kg year on year
Household waste40,103tonnes collected14,068 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

14,068 t recycled, composted or reused 26,035 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

35.1%
2015/16: 38.5%2016/17: 39.9%2017/18: 38.5%2018/19: 38.4%2019/20: 36.9%2020/21: 37.5%2021/22: 35.7%2022/23: 32.4%2023/24: 34.9%2024/25: 35.1%
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 Broxtowe.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
45 Open schools
15,635 Pupils
16,495 School places
94.8% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Broxtowe.

Attainment 8
48.8
East Midlands 45.0
England 46.1
2.7 points above England
English & maths grade 5+
50.4%
East Midlands 43.1%
England 45.4%
5.0 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
38.0%
East Midlands 36.9%
England 40.5%
2.5 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

0.00

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

48.7 18/19
52.5 19/20
53.4 20/21
50.5 21/22
48.6 22/23
48.2 23/24
48.8 24/25
Education context

Broxtowe'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 Broxtowe, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£250,000
+ 29.5% over five years
Median resident earnings
£38,037
+ 19.4% over five years
House price to earnings
6.57×
Higher from 6.06× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Broxtowe.

£945 / month
-0.9% in the last year
July 2026
Broxtowe
£945
-0.9%
East Midlands
£918
+ 3.6%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with East Midlands £27 more per month
Compared with England £506 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

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

Broxtowe
6.57×
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 received124this quarter+1 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided109this quarter−23 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
94.5%approved
Overall approval rate103 granted6 refused−0.2 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

98.2%
Rank 38 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.4 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major1100.0%100.0% Minor3090.0%100.0% Other7896.2%97.4%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1192024 Q3: 1382024 Q4: 1322025 Q1: 1202025 Q2: 1242025 Q3: 1322025 Q4: 1232026 Q1: 1242024 Q2: 1442024 Q3: 1122024 Q4: 1322025 Q1: 1312025 Q2: 1162025 Q3: 1222025 Q4: 1322026 Q1: 109
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

109%
Required1,162homes over three years
Delivered1,262homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

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

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 19,233 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 53.2 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 5.1% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Broxtowe Your council
53.2 + 5.1%
East Midlands Region
76.6 − 1.1%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Broxtowe has a recorded crime rate 30.6% below East Midlands. It is 36.2% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Nottinghamshire
Violence 6,698
18.5 per 1,000 + 9.0%
Theft 6,480
17.9 per 1,000 − 1.8%
Public order 1,305
3.6 per 1,000 + 7.5%
Criminal damage 1,942
5.4 per 1,000 + 4.9%
Shoplifting 3,035
8.4 per 1,000 − 3.5%
Vehicle offences 936
2.6 per 1,000 + 8.1%
Burglary 768
2.1 per 1,000 − 11.2%
Drug offences 625
1.7 per 1,000 − 13.2%
Crime figures cover the South Nottinghamshire Community Safety Partnership, including Broxtowe, Gedling, Rushcliffe.
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 Broxtowe.

45 schools
Open schools 45
Pupils 15,635
School places 16,495
Capacity used 94.8%
Primary 35 schools
9,000 pupils
Secondary 6 schools
6,502 pupils
Other / specialist 4 schools
133 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 4
8.9% of open schools
Previous full framework 25
55.6% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 13
28.9% of open schools
No Ofsted record 3
6.7% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

4 schools assessed
Achievement 4 assessed
Needs attention 2
Expected standard 1
Strong standard 1
Attendance & behaviour 4 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 1
Curriculum & teaching 4 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 4 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 1
Leadership & governance 4 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 1
Personal development 4 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 1
Safeguarding 4 assessed
Met 4
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 18
Not judged 6
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Albany Infant and Nursery School URN 122547 · NG9 8PD Primary 156 180 Good
Albany Junior School URN 122546 · NG9 8HR Primary 176 240 Renewed framework
Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School URN 145092 · NG9 5FN Primary 182 237 Ungraded inspection
Awsworth Primary and Nursery School URN 145786 · NG16 2QS Primary 262 315 Good
Beeston Fields Flying High Academy URN 142070 · NG9 2RG Primary 345 376 Not judged
Beeston Rylands Junior School URN 122540 · NG9 1LJ Primary 195 200 Ungraded inspection
Bispham Spencer Academy URN 150411 · NG9 6GJ Primary 210 240 Good
Bramcote CofE Primary School URN 122788 · NG9 3HE Primary 199 210 Ungraded inspection
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 114,565 2024
East Midlands region 5,063,164
Broxtowe represents 2.26% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+3,308 residents ↑ 3.0%
2019: 111,257 residents2020: 111,397 residents2021: 110,796 residents2022: 112,418 residents2023: 113,644 residents2024: 114,565 residents
Broxtowe +3.0%
East Midlands +4.5%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Broxtowe's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.6 percentage points below the East Midlands and 1.3 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 Broxtowe?

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

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 10,878 9.5% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +10.5% +1,033 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.7% +78 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Broxtowe LOCAL AUTHORITY
9.5%
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
10,881 9,791 8,700
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
£13.80m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£13.09m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£7.74m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£5.59m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £120
Median for councils of the same type £166 27.2% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £6.93m · Income £3.46m
£3.48m
Central services Gross £16.81m · Income £13.77m
£3.04m
Planning and development Gross £4.12m · Income £1.18m
£2.94m
Culture and related services Gross £2.38m · Income £277.0k
£2.11m
Housing Gross £2.47m · Income £1.18m
£1.29m
Other services Gross £1.67m · Income £787.0k
£879.0k
Highways and transport Gross £436.0k · Income £367.0k
£69.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£7.74m
Retained business rates£5.00m
Revenue Support Grant£129.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £6.08m
Closing £5.59m
£490.0k decrease 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
£117.04m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£22.54m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£94.49m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£825 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £825
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 766.2% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£6.55m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£6.55m −6.5%
Change across the series +£21.82m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£113.73m
Other longer-term borrowing£3.00m
Short-term borrowing£310.0k
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
£5.18m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
97.77% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£477,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£88.05m 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
£5.18m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 19.5%
+ £843,000
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£4.33m 2021/22 £4.63m 2022/23 £4.67m 2023/24 £4.80m 2024/25 £5.18m 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.

£5.18m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £1.99m

38.4% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £3.19m

61.6% 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 97.77%

England average: 95.60%  ·  2.17 percentage points above 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 — Broxtowemhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Broxtowemhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Broxtowemhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Broxtowe Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Broxtowemhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Broxtowemhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Broxtowemhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Broxtowemhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Broxtowemhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Broxtowemhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Broxtowemhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Broxtowemhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Broxtowemhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Broxtowemhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Broxtowemhclg 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.