Pay vs Place

Bristol vs Gedling: buying or renting a home

A typical terraced house costs £200,000 (111%) more in Bristol than in Gedling. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Bristol: it takes 9.6× median annual pay, against 4.8× in Gedling.

Bristol, terraced
£380,000
Income typically needed: £76,000
Median full-time pay: £39,509
Gedling, terraced
£180,000
Income typically needed: £36,000
Median full-time pay: £37,727

At a glance

Bristol Gedling
Buying a home Expensive Fairly affordable
Renting a home Very expensive Fairly affordable
Recorded crime High Low

Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.

What the numbers say

Median full-time pay in Gedling (£37,727) is 5% lower than in Bristol (£39,509), while a typical terraced house costs 53% less (£180,000 against £380,000). Set against local pay, Gedling is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.

Buying a terraced house takes 9.6× annual pay in Bristol and 4.8× in Gedling. Renting one takes 61% of pay in Bristol and 28% in Gedling. Both are harder in Bristol, and the gap is wider for renting.

Across all property types and measured against pay, Bristol is the 99th most expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Gedling is the 103rd least expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Bristol is the 14th most expensive of 316 areas and Gedling is the 100th least expensive of 316 areas.

Someone on £40,000 in Bristol would need about £19,000 in Gedling to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £17,500 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Gedling would leave you better placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.

Police recorded 131.0 crimes per 1,000 residents in Bristol and 53.2 in Gedling, so recorded crime per resident is 59% lower in Gedling. The biggest difference is in vehicle offences: 9.8 per 1,000 in Bristol against 2.6 in Gedling.

Can a typical earner buy?

Terraced house Bristol Gedling
Median full-time pay £39,509 £37,727
House price ÷ pay 9.6× 4.8×
Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy 52% 105%
Rent a year as a share of median pay 61% 28%

Buying, by property type

Type Bristol Gedling Difference
Detached £536,500 £348,000 -35% in Gedling
Semi-detached £370,000 £230,000 -38% in Gedling
Terraced £380,000 £180,000 -53% in Gedling
Flat £265,000 £132,500 -50% in Gedling

Renting, by property type

Type (average rent a month) Bristol Gedling Difference
Detached £2,106 £1,169 -44% in Gedling
Semi-detached £2,091 £947 -55% in Gedling
Terraced £2,008 £884 -56% in Gedling
Flat £1,508 £748 -50% in Gedling

Crime

Police recorded 131.0 crimes per 1,000 residents in Bristol and 53.2 in Gedling, so recorded crime per resident is 59% lower in Gedling.

Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents Bristol Gedling Difference
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 131.0 53.2 -59% in Gedling
Violence against the person 47.4 18.5 -61% in Gedling
Sexual offences 5.2 2.7 -47% in Gedling
Robbery 3.0 0.8 -73% in Gedling
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 9.2 3.8 -59% in Gedling
Vehicle offences 9.8 2.6 -74% in Gedling
Theft from the person 0.8 0.3 -63% in Gedling
Criminal damage and arson 10.7 5.4 -50% in Gedling

Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.

How prices have changed in each area

Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.

Bristol: 227Gedling: 183
House prices in Bristol and Gedling since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Bristol now 227, Gedling now 183.5010015020025020052010201520202025House prices in Bristol and Gedling since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Bristol now 227, Gedling now 183.5010015020025020102020
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YearBristolGedling
2005100100
2006108103
2007121106
200811699
200910391
201011295
201111294
201211494
201311895
2014131101
2015144108
2016164115
2017173123
2018180130
2019182133
2020189139
2021201156
2022222171
2023225176
2024224177
2025227180
12 months to July 2026227183

In 2005 the average home cost £154,224 in Bristol and £134,557 in Gedling. Now it is £350,147 and £245,863: Bristol is up 127% and Gedling is up 83%. Prices have risen faster in Bristol, so the gap between the two has widened.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.

Bristol: 8.9 years of payGedling: 6.4 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Bristol and GedlingBristol now 8.9, Gedling now 6.4 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Bristol and GedlingBristol now 8.9, Gedling now 6.4 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025
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YearBristolGedling
20057.0 years of pay5.8 years of pay
20106.8 years of pay5.5 years of pay
20158.1 years of pay5.4 years of pay
20209.0 years of pay6.2 years of pay
20258.9 years of pay6.4 years of pay

In 2005 a home cost 7.0 years of pay in Bristol and 5.8 years in Gedling. In 2025 it was 8.9 years and 6.4 years.

Affordability has worsened more in Bristol over that time.

How rents have changed in each area

Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.

Bristol: 177Gedling: 160
Rents in Bristol and Gedling since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Bristol now 177, Gedling now 160.100120140160180201620182020202220242026Rents in Bristol and Gedling since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Bristol now 177, Gedling now 160.100120140160180201520202025
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YearBristolGedling
2015100100
2016108101
2017115103
2018118109
2019120112
2020125114
2021131120
2022143127
2023155135
2024165145
2025168154
August 2026177160

In 2015 the average rent was £1,064 a month in Bristol and £565 in Gedling. Now it is £1,883 and £904: up 77% in Bristol and up 60% in Gedling. Rents have risen faster in Bristol.

What your salary is worth in each area

Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.

Moving from Bristol to Gedling

Earning in Bristol Equivalent to buy in Gedling Equivalent to rent in Gedling
£30,000 £14,000 £13,000
£40,000 £19,000 £17,500
£50,000 £23,500 £22,000
£60,000 £28,500 £26,500

Moving from Gedling to Bristol

Earning in Gedling Equivalent to buy in Bristol Equivalent to rent in Bristol
£30,000 £63,500 £68,000
£40,000 £84,500 £91,000
£50,000 £105,500 £113,500
£60,000 £126,500 £136,500
Prices are medians for each property type over the last 12 months of registered sales; types with fewer than 100 sales in either area are left out. Rents are ONS averages for the area. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax. 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. Salary equivalents compare housing costs only, not other living costs, tax or the pay you could earn in a new job.

All Bristol figures · All Gedling figures