Carlton (Gedling)
Carlton (Gedling) is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 30,000. It features 1 supermarket, 1 park, and 4 restaurants and cafés, along with 80 bus stops and the Carlton railway station 0.9 km away. There were around 180 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carlton (Gedling) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Gedling area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 117,260 residents at roughly 977 people per km².
- Council
- Gedling
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 192nd of 294 English council areas — better than 35% of them.
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
23°CSunny
- Today: 25° / 16° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:24
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Crime
207 reported · July 2026▲ 20% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences80
- Anti-social behaviour30
- Criminal damage & arson24
- Other theft13
Neighbourhood team: Gedling, Burton Joyce and Villages · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- Priority: Acquisitive Crime (Burglary, Robbery, Shoplifting, Theft) Priority Period: July to September 2026 How priorities are chosen: T…
- Priority: Anti Social Behaviour (including behavioural, motorcycle, speeding, begging) Priority Period: July to September 2026 How prior…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
159 reported road collisions (2024)
37 killed or seriously injured · 197 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
331 food businesses within 2 miles
- 278 rated 4–5 ★ (254 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Carlton (0.9 km)
- 80 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Carlton (1.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£250,279 average▲ 5.9% YoY
Across Gedling · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£899 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY
- 1 bed £626
- 2 bed £790
- 3 bed £973
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · BP (4.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 181.7p · Asda (6.4 km)
24 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
89 charging locations within ~8 km
- 35 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: St Michaels Avenue Parking Area, Gedling (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches65
- Playgrounds14
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)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 207 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,610 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (28% of 55,360)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
57 schools · 19,177 pupils
44 primary · 7 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 22 of 27 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (81%)
52inspected 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
796 CQC-registered services
- Care homes283
- GP practices107
- Dentists132
- Homecare agencies205
- Hospitals & hospices25
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Nottinghamshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
75 applications decided
100% granted · 75 granted, 0 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Michael Payne
Labour
Gedling
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) 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
- Schools16
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés41
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,205 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£764 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% 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
52% low-carbon electricity
Gas 45% · Biomass 20% · Solar 16% · Wind 15%
202 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 80 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gedling:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills426 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s371 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership368 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office346 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test266 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Gedling · 0.3 kmGedling is a village and former civil parish which gives its name to the larger Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north-east of Nottingham city centre. The parish was abolished…
Borough of Gedling · 0.6 kmGedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. The council is based in Arnold. The borough also includes Carlton and Netherfield along with various villages and rural areas to…
- Gedling and Carlton railway station · 0.7 km
Gedling and Carlton railway station was a former railway station built to serve the villages of Gedling and Carlton in Nottinghamshire.
Carlton, Nottinghamshire · 0.7 kmCarlton is a town in the Borough of Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England. It is to the east of Nottingham. The population at the 2011 Census was 6,881. It was an urban district until 1974, whose wards had a population of…
Mary Hardstaff Homes · 0.8 kmThe Mary Hardstaff Homes, are 10 almshouses on Arnold Lane in Gedling, Nottingham.
St Paul's Church, Carlton-in-the-Willows · 0.9 kmSt Paul's Church, Carlton-in-the-Willows is a parish church in the Church of England in Carlton, Nottinghamshire. It is a Grade II listed building.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carlton (Gedling)?
- Carlton (Gedling) is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Gedling local authority.
- How deprived is Carlton (Gedling)?
- The Gedling local authority, which includes Carlton (Gedling), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.