Borrowing Data

Borrowing statistics in Erewash 2026

Last updated November 2026 · Data to mid-2025 · Erewash

Borrowing estimates for Erewash, built from published survey rates and population figures.

77,400

Credit or loan holders

An estimated 77,400 adults in Erewash held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 84% of adults in the East Midlands held at least one credit or loan product (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 92,182 adults aged 18 and over in Erewash (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

59,900

Credit card holders

An estimated 59,900 adults in Erewash held a credit card in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 65% of adults in the East Midlands held a credit card (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 92,182 adults aged 18 and over in Erewash (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

16,600

Overdraft users

An estimated 16,600 adults in Erewash were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 18% of adults in the East Midlands were overdrawn on a current account (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 92,182 adults aged 18 and over in Erewash (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

27,700

Residential mortgage holders

An estimated 27,700 adults in Erewash had a residential mortgage in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 30% of adults in the East Midlands had a residential mortgage (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 92,182 adults aged 18 and over in Erewash (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

18,400

Buy now, pay later users

An estimated 18,400 adults in Erewash used buy now, pay later credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 20% of adults in the East Midlands used buy now, pay later credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 92,182 adults aged 18 and over in Erewash (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

5,810

High-cost credit users

An estimated 5,810 adults in Erewash held high-cost credit in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 6.3% of adults in the East Midlands held high-cost credit (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 92,182 adults aged 18 and over in Erewash (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

21,200

Low financial resilience

An estimated 21,200 adults in Erewash had low financial resilience in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 23% of adults in the East Midlands had low financial resilience (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 92,182 adults aged 18 and over in Erewash (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

8,300

In financial difficulty

An estimated 8,300 adults in Erewash were in financial difficulty in 2024.

Source: Estimate from FCA Financial Lives 2024 and ONS mid-2024 population estimates, Borrowing Data, 2024

Estimate: 9% of adults in the East Midlands were in financial difficulty (FCA Financial Lives 2024, adults aged 18 and over) applied to 92,182 adults aged 18 and over in Erewash (ONS mid-2024 population estimates, single-year ages summed).

94,742

Residents aged 16 and over

The estimated population aged 16 and over in Erewash was 94,742 at mid-2025.

Source: Population estimates - local authority based by single year of age (Nomis NM_2002_1), mid-year estimates, Office for National Statistics, 30 June 2025

ONS mid-2025 population estimates (published 29 July 2026 for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland as carried in the same Nomis table), local authority boundaries as of April 2023, usual residents, as returned by the Nomis 'Aged 16+' category.

Key points

An estimated 77,400 adults in Erewash held at least one credit or loan product in 2024. An estimated 59,900 adults in Erewash held a credit card in 2024. An estimated 16,600 adults in Erewash were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.

Frequently asked questions

How many adults in Erewash held at least one credit or loan product in 2024?

An estimated 77,400 adults in Erewash held at least one credit or loan product in 2024.

How many adults in Erewash held a credit card in 2024?

An estimated 59,900 adults in Erewash held a credit card in 2024.

How many adults in Erewash were overdrawn on a current account in 2024?

An estimated 16,600 adults in Erewash were overdrawn on a current account in 2024.