Pay vs Place

Gedling: what a home costs and what you need to earn

East Midlands. House prices are based on 1,404 sales over the last 12 months.

Buying a home
Fairly affordable
A typical home costs 6.6× median full-time pay
Renting a home
Fairly affordable
Average rent takes 29% of median pay
Recorded crime
Low
53.2 per 1,000 residents (England and Wales: 81.3)

How we rate: buying compares the typical home price with median pay (under 5× affordable, 5 to 8× fairly affordable, 8 to 11× expensive, over 11× very expensive). Renting compares a year of average rent with median pay (under 25% affordable, 25 to 33% fairly affordable, 33 to 40% expensive, over 40% very expensive). Crime compares the rate per resident with the England and Wales average.

Median full-time pay
£37,727
Gross a year, people living in Gedling
Terraced house price ÷ pay
4.8×
A typical terraced house costs this many years of median pay
Renting a terraced house
28%
of median gross pay goes on rent (£884 a month)

What the numbers say about Gedling

Across all property types, the typical home sold in Gedling over the past year cost £250,000, which is 6.6× median full-time pay. Measured against pay, Gedling is the 103rd least expensive of 316 areas for buying; the typical area is 7.6×. Within the East Midlands it is around the middle of 35 areas (21st most expensive).

For a terraced house at £180,000, a lender would typically look for an income of around £36,000, and the 10% deposit would be £18,000, about 6 months of median gross pay. Median full-time pay here is £37,727, 105% of the income needed, so on these assumptions one median earner could meet the test alone.

Renting a terraced house costs about £884 a month, which is 28% of median gross pay. Across all property types the average rent is £904 a month. Measured against pay, it is the 100th least expensive of 316 areas for renting. Rents rose 3.4% over the latest year ONS measured, slower than the typical area (3.9%).

Median full-time pay of £37,727 is around the middle of 316 areas (177th highest); the typical area is £38,328. This is pay for people who live in Gedling, wherever they work.

Police recorded 53.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year, which is 35% below average for England and Wales (81.3). That makes it the 60th lowest of 310 areas for recorded crime per resident. The category furthest below average is vehicle offences (47% below).

Buying

Property type Sales Median price Price ÷ pay Deposit (10%) Income typically needed
Detached 593 £348,000 9.2× £35,000 £69,500
Semi-detached 457 £230,000 6.1× £23,000 £46,000
Terraced 245 £180,000 4.8× £18,000 £36,000
Flat 109 £132,500 3.5× £13,500 £26,500

Renting

Property type Average rent a month Rent a year Share of median pay
Detached £1,169 £14,028 37%
Semi-detached £947 £11,364 30%
Terraced £884 £10,608 28%
Flat £748 £8,976 24%
Income needed is illustrative: it assumes a 10% deposit and a lender willing to lend 4.5 times income. Real lending depends on your circumstances. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in Gedling, before tax, and rents are the ONS average for the area. Property types with fewer than 100 sales in the last 12 months are left out.

How prices in Gedling have changed

Average house price for all property types, by year. The last point is the latest 12 months.

Average house price in Gedling, 1995 to July 2026Average price rose from £47,588 in 1995 to £245,863 now.£0£100k£200k£300k1995200020052010201520202025£245,863Average house price in Gedling, 1995 to July 2026Average price rose from £47,588 in 1995 to £245,863 now.£0£100k£200k£300k200020102020£245,863
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YearAverage price
1995£47,588
1996£47,393
1997£50,073
1998£51,794
1999£55,026
2000£60,897
2001£70,860
2002£87,705
2003£110,614
2004£126,146
2005£134,557
2006£138,241
2007£142,021
2008£133,163
2009£121,954
2010£128,475
2011£125,976
2012£126,100
2013£128,045
2014£135,757
2015£145,406
2016£155,189
2017£164,841
2018£174,313
2019£179,119
2020£187,678
2021£209,321
2022£230,721
2023£237,151
2024£238,195
2025£241,764
12 months to July 2026£245,863

The average home price in Gedling was £155,189 in 2016 and £245,863 in the 12 months to July 2026, a rise of 58% over ten years. The typical area of England and Wales saw a rise of 36%. That makes Gedling the 38th fastest-rising of 316 areas for ten-year price growth.

Going back to 2005, the average price has moved from £134,557 to £245,863, a rise of 83% (the typical area: a rise of 84%).

Prices fell 14% after the 2008 financial crisis, from £142,021 in 2007 to £121,954 in 2009. They did not get back to their 2007 level until 2015.

Prices are cash figures, not adjusted for inflation, and come from the HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, which uses a different method from the median prices above, so the two will not match exactly.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay, in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. A higher number means homes are harder to afford.

Gedling: 6.4 years of payTypical area in England and Wales: 7.5 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Gedling, 2005 to 2025Rose from 5.8 to 6.4 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Gedling, 2005 to 2025Rose from 5.8 to 6.4 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025
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YearGedlingTypical area in England and Wales
20055.8 years of pay7.0 years of pay
20105.5 years of pay6.5 years of pay
20155.4 years of pay7.1 years of pay
20206.2 years of pay7.8 years of pay
20256.4 years of pay7.5 years of pay

In 2005 the average home in Gedling cost 5.8 years of median full-time pay. By 2025 it cost 6.4 years, so homes have become harder to afford relative to local pay.

Between 2005 and 2025, median pay in Gedling rose 63% (from £23,149 to £37,727), while the average house price rose 80%.

The typical area of England and Wales needed 7.5 years of pay in 2025, so Gedling is below the typical area.

Pay is the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax, in cash terms (not adjusted for inflation). The 2025 figure is provisional. Where ONS withheld a figure because it was unreliable, or the council did not exist in its current form, that year is left out.

How rents in Gedling have changed

Average monthly rent for all property types, by year. The last point is the latest month.

Average monthly rent in Gedling, 2015 to August 2026Average rent rose from £565 a month in 2015 to £904 now.£0£250£500£750£1,000201620182020202220242026£904Average monthly rent in Gedling, 2015 to August 2026Average rent rose from £565 a month in 2015 to £904 now.£0£250£500£750£1,000201520202025£904
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YearAverage rent
2015£565 a month
2016£570 a month
2017£584 a month
2018£614 a month
2019£635 a month
2020£644 a month
2021£677 a month
2022£715 a month
2023£765 a month
2024£820 a month
2025£870 a month
August 2026£904 a month

The average rent in Gedling was £565 a month in 2015 and £904 in August 2026, a rise of 60%. The typical area of England and Wales saw a rise of 52%. That makes Gedling the 89th fastest-rising of 316 areas for rent growth since 2015.

Over the same period the average house price rose 69%. House prices have risen faster than rents here, by 9 percentage points.

Rent figures are from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and are cash figures, not adjusted for inflation.

Crime

Police recorded crime in the year ending March 2026, per 1,000 residents, against the average for the areas of England and Wales covered here.

Type of crime Per 1,000 residents England and Wales average Compared with average Change on a year earlier
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 53.2 81.3 35% below average +3%
Violence against the person 18.5 31.0 40% below average +7%
Sexual offences 2.7 3.4 20% below average +13%
Robbery 0.8 1.4 40% below average –
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 3.8 6.2 39% below average −13%
Vehicle offences 2.6 4.9 47% below average +5%
Theft from the person 0.3 1.6 82% below average –
Criminal damage and arson 5.4 7.1 24% below average +3%

Recorded crime in Gedling was 51.7 per 1,000 residents in the year ending March 2025 and 53.2 in the year ending March 2026, up 3%. Across England and Wales it was down 4%.

Changes are left blank where the rate is very low, as a few extra crimes would look like a big swing. This is one year's change only, so it can reflect one-off events or changes in how police record crime, not just a real trend. Rates per resident use ONS population estimates for each year.

Police publish one combined figure for Gedling and Broxtowe, Rushcliffe, so this rate covers all of them.

Rates use the resident population, so areas with many daytime visitors, students or a busy night-time economy, such as city centres, show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on how likely crimes are to be reported and how police record them. Residential burglary is per 1,000 households. Robbery and theft from the person are concentrated in a few city centres, so most areas sit well below the national average for them.

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