Web Design in Long Eaton

A closer look at Long Eaton

Of the 4,300 business sites in the Erewash local authority area (UK Business Counts 2026), 11.0% are run by sole proprietors. Small firms are the norm here, and the ones that are easy to find online get the call.

Who your customers are in Long Eaton

51.4% of workers drive to work. Parking details and a map answer the first question many drivers have.

Short trips: 14.2% of workers in Long Eaton commute under 2 km. Most customers live and work nearby, so local details count.

The Erewash local authority area since 2021

The population of the Erewash local authority area barely moved between mid-2021 (113,039) and mid-2024 (113,816).

Around Long Eaton

Customers may also come from Breaston and Draycott (1 miles north-west), Sandiacre (2.1 miles north) and Shardlow (2.7 miles south-west). For local government, Long Eaton is part of the Erewash local authority area. Nottingham is about 6.9 miles to the north-east. A website can name each place you serve, from Breaston and Draycott to Stapleford.

Next to Long Eaton, Breaston and Draycott counted 7,393 people at Census 2021, with 76.0% of households owning their home. In Breaston and Draycott, 32.5% of workers were based mainly at home in 2021; in Long Eaton, 26.2%.

The Census 2021 picture of Long Eaton

18.9% of residents are 65 or over and 16.3% are under 15. Two or more cars: 35.1% of households; none at all: 21.1%. Long Eaton has 17,098 households; 32.3% are one-person households.

Long Eaton: more from the census

• Commute by train: 0.8%
• Children under 5: 5.1%
• Households of one person: 32.3%
• Cycle to work: 3.2%
• Average household size: 2.2 people
• Higher managerial and professional jobs: 10.7%
• Households paying a mortgage: 33.2%

Side by side with the Erewash local authority area

The share of adults with Level 4 qualifications or above is 26.9% in Long Eaton, against 25.9% in the Erewash local authority area and 33.9% in England. On home working, Long Eaton (26.2%) compares with 24.8% for the Erewash local authority area as a whole and 31.5% nationally. On self-employment, Long Eaton (6.9%) compares with 7.7% for the Erewash local authority area as a whole and 9.7% nationally.

Local businesses in Erewash

Of the 4,300 business sites counted in the Erewash local authority area (2026), these groups stand out against the national mix:

• Manufacturers and engineering workshops (50 sites): industries they serve and a form for drawings and quotes.
• Trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (470 sites): before-and-after photos and a quote form that lands in their inbox.
• Wholesalers and distributors (185 sites): a contact form for trade enquiries and product lines and brands.
• Car dealers and motor trade businesses (180 sites): finance contact details and service and repair hours.
• Childcare and care providers (85 sites): fees and hours and what a typical day looks like.

The local count includes 30 landscape service firms, 90 hairdressing and beauty businesses and 75 plumbing and heating installers. In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.

What happens once you sign up

Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. Nothing needs to happen in person: you send what you have by email and see the whole website on a temporary link before it goes live.

1. Sign up online in roughly 5 minutes, then email us your logo and a few photos.
2. You get a temporary link within 3 working days, so you can click through every page and ask for changes by email.
3. When you are happy with it, you approve, the first £69 fee is issued, and the site is published on your domain.

Later on, updates to text, photos and prices go by email and cost nothing extra.

Rules to know before your Long Eaton website goes live

Selling or advertising online brings no special licence, but these points are worth checking:

• You cannot set non-essential cookies on your website before the visitor has consented to them, and that consent must be actively and clearly given. ICO: cookies
• You must not send marketing emails or texts to individuals without specific consent; there is a limited exception for your own previous customers, often called the soft opt-in. ICO: email marketing
• Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, whose rules on this came into force on 6 April 2025, you must not commission fake reviews or pretend to be a consumer leaving one, and if you publish consumer reviews you have to take appropriate steps to make sure they are genuine. GOV.UK: unfair commercial practices

General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.