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Gedling

Gedling is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 3,000-99,999. It has 2 pharmacies, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 79 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bulwell, 5.3 km away. There were around 191 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 7 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Gedling is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 117,260 residents at roughly 977 people per km².

44/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 186th of 294 English council areas — better than 37% of them.

Home affordability56
Affordable rents55
Good schools25
Life expectancy50
Low deprivation70
Employment52
Low council tax9

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

7°COvercast

  • Today: 12° / 7° · 54% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:28

9h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

181 reported · August 2026▲ 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences51
  • Anti-social behaviour49
  • Shoplifting16
  • Criminal damage & arson12

Neighbourhood team: Arnold & Woodthorpe · Nottinghamshire

Local policing priorities

  • Priority: Acquisitive Crime (Burglary, Robbery, Shoplifting, Theft)​ Priority Period: October to December 2026 How priorities are chosen:…
  • Priority: Vehicle Nuisance (including speeding, car cruising, illegal e bikes, electric scooters, off road bikes)​ Priority Period: Octob…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

173 reported road collisions (2025)

41 killed or seriously injured · 204 casualties · 14.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

320 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 262 rated 4–5 ★ (248 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bulwell (5.3 km)
  • 79 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bulwell (5.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£245,028 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across Gedling · to 2026-08

Detached£363,530
Semi-detached£235,102
Terraced£180,046
Flat£115,200

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£904 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £630
  • 2 bed £795
  • 3 bed £979

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

7.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

1,646 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · BP (2.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (2.2 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

87 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 31 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Asda Arnold Superstore (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms3
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches34
  • Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

117,260 residents in Gedling · 977/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,409
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,184
  • Net moves+1,225

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 209 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,610 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (28% of 55,360)

A £1,740
B £2,030
C £2,320
D £2,610
E £3,189
F £3,769
G £4,349
H £5,219

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

57 schools · 19,177 pupils

44 primary · 7 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 23 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

53 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Redhill AcademyOutstanding
  • Colonel Frank Seely AcademyGood
  • The Oakwood AcademyGood
  • Carlton le Willows AcademyInadequate
  • Arnold Hill Spencer Academy
  • Carlton Academy
  • Christ The King Voluntary Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Gedling

Care & health services

797 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes282
  • GP practices108
  • Dentists132
  • Homecare agencies205
  • Hospitals & hospices25

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottinghamshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

89 applications decided

91% granted · 81 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Michael Payne

Labour

Gedling

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax
  • NoOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
  • AyeCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 24
  • Con 9
  • LD 4
  • Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools15
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés37

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,195 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

15 jobs advertised · £30,155 avg

e.g. Deputy Manager, Cleaner, Rapid Response Care Assistant

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£764 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,982 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 60,260 certificates

10.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

60% low-carbon electricity

Gas 35% · Biomass 32% · Wind 22% · Nuclear 6%

177 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 80 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Nottinghamshire): 58.7 women · 58.9 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday6.9
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

16 GP surgeries · 17 pharmacies in NG5

  • Nottinghamshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre
  • Elmswood Surgery
  • Stenhouse Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gedling:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Killisick · 0.3 km

    Killisick is an area of the market town of Arnold in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. It also used to be a local government ward area of Gedling borough until 2015. The populat…

  • St Mary's Church, Arnold · 0.7 km

    St. Mary's Church is a parish church in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England. Though there is no official founding date, it is estimated that the church dates back to 1176 and written records commenced in 1544.

  • Arnold, Nottinghamshire · 0.8 km

    Arnold is a market town in the Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It is situated to the north-east of Nottingham's city boundary. Arnold is located in the northeastern part of the conurbation of Greater N…

  • Cross Street Baptist Church · 0.9 km

    Cross Street Baptist Church is on Cross Street in Arnold, Nottinghamshire.

  • Redhill Academy · 0.9 km

    Redhill Academy is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, situated on Redhill Road in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England.

  • Arnold Urban District · 1.0 km

    Arnold was an urban district in the English ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire from 1894 to 1974. It was created under the Local Government Act 1894.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)