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Woodborough (Gedling)

Woodborough (Gedling) is a town or village in Nottinghamshire, England. It has 18 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Lowdham, 4.6 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Woodborough (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
Sherwood
Police force
Nottinghamshire
44/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 192nd of 294 English council areas — better than 35% of them.

Home affordability56
Affordable rents55
Good schools22
Life expectancy53
Low deprivation65
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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 12° · 51% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:29

12h 58m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Other crime2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Calverton, Ravenshead 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

45 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 41 rated 4–5 ★ (38 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Lowdham (4.6 km)
  • 18 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Lowdham (4.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£250,279 average 5.9% YoY

Across Gedling · to 2026-06

Detached£373,110
Semi-detached£239,670
Terraced£182,738
Flat£117,368

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 (6.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.7p · Asda (12 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

31 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Old Green Dragon (3.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

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)

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: 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

  • In a conservation area (WOODBOROUGH C.A)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 25 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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Biomass 32% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%

103 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • St Swithun's Church, Woodborough · 0.1 km

    St Swithun's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in Woodborough, Nottinghamshire.

  • Woodborough, Nottinghamshire · 0.4 km

    Woodborough is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Gedling, Nottinghamshire, England. It lies approximately 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Nottingham and had a parish population of 1,908 at the 2021 census. Th…

  • HM Prison Lowdham Grange · 1.7 km

    HM Prison Lowdham Grange is a Category B men's prison, located in the village of Lowdham in Nottinghamshire, England. Since 1 August 2024, the prison has been operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

  • St Wilfrid's Church, Calverton · 2.0 km

    St Wilfrid's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Calverton, Nottinghamshire.

  • Holy Cross Church, Epperstone · 2.1 km

    Holy Cross Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England at Epperstone in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.

  • Calverton, Nottinghamshire · 2.1 km

    Calverton is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England and of some 4,247 acres in size. It is in the Gedling district, about 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Nottingham, 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Mansfi…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Woodborough (Gedling)?
Woodborough (Gedling) is a town in Nottinghamshire, England, in the Gedling local authority.
How deprived is Woodborough (Gedling)?
The Gedling local authority, which includes Woodborough (Gedling), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.