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Gedling

Gedling is a district council in Nottinghamshire, in the East Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Gedling and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,610

Higher than 91% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

7th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£250k

Lower than 57% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 5.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£795

Lower than 70% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 3.5% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings6.6

Lower than 59% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home67

Lower than 81% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van18.9%

Higher than 53% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station17%

Lower than 70% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket87.5%

Higher than 76% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

7th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy79.9%

Higher than 52% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

Joint 9th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available79.8%

Higher than 55% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths63%

Higher than 49% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Down 3 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score49.6

Higher than 78% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd highest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

4th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,014

Lower than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

8th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding98.5%

Lower than 58% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Nottinghamshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents53.0

Lower than 80% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

Joint 7th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Up 0.2% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households3.8

Lower than 73% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

Joint 6th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year45.5

Higher than 55% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Nottinghamshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier91.9%

Higher than 83% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

Joint 6th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.6

Higher than 55% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 14.3% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.3

Lower than 73% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 102.8

Lower than 87% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

9th lowest of the 34 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women58.7 yrs

Lower than 75% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Nottinghamshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Down 4 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home62.1 ha

Higher than 87% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

3rd highest of the 33 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean10.5 µg/m³

Higher than 75% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 7 districts in Nottinghamshire.

6th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Down 26.1% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Gedling shares a boundary with Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, Nottingham and Rushcliffe. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Ashfield£725
  2. Newark and Sherwood£742
  3. Gedling£795
  4. Rushcliffe£898
  5. Nottingham£914
Average house price, all homes
  1. Ashfield£190k
  2. Nottingham£192k
  3. Newark and Sherwood£234k
  4. Gedling£250k
  5. Rushcliffe£331k
Council tax, band D
  1. Ashfield£2,609
  2. Gedling£2,610
  3. Rushcliffe£2,643
  4. Newark and Sherwood£2,682
  5. Nottingham£2,755
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Gedling53.0
  2. Rushcliffe53.0
  3. Newark and Sherwood68.0
  4. Ashfield79.0
  5. Nottingham127.0
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Rushcliffe1,906
  2. Gedling2,014
  3. Nottingham2,239
  4. Newark and Sherwood2,438
  5. Ashfield2,495
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Ashfield61%
  2. Nottingham61%
  3. Gedling63%
  4. Newark and Sherwood63%
  5. Rushcliffe74%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Newark and Sherwood6.8 µg/m³
  2. Rushcliffe8.5 µg/m³
  3. Ashfield9.9 µg/m³
  4. Gedling10.5 µg/m³
  5. Nottingham13.6 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Newark and Sherwood13.2%
  2. Gedling17%
  3. Rushcliffe18.1%
  4. Ashfield26.9%
  5. Nottingham53.1%

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