Pay vs Place

Gedling vs Leeds: buying or renting a home

A typical terraced house costs £22,500 (13%) more in Leeds than in Gedling. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Leeds: it takes 5.5× median annual pay, against 4.8× in Gedling.

Gedling, terraced
£180,000
Income typically needed: £36,000
Median full-time pay: £37,727
Leeds, terraced
£202,500
Income typically needed: £40,500
Median full-time pay: £36,716

At a glance

Gedling Leeds
Buying a home Fairly affordable Fairly affordable
Renting a home Fairly affordable Expensive
Recorded crime Low Above average

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 Leeds (£36,716) is 3% lower than in Gedling (£37,727), while a typical terraced house costs 13% more (£202,500 against £180,000). Set against local pay, Gedling is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.

Buying a terraced house takes 4.8× annual pay in Gedling and 5.5× in Leeds. Renting one takes 28% of pay in Gedling and 38% in Leeds. Both are harder in Leeds, and the gap is wider for renting.

Across all property types and measured against pay, Gedling is the 103rd least expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Leeds is the 114th least expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Gedling is the 100th least expensive of 316 areas and Leeds is the 106th most expensive of 316 areas.

Someone on £40,000 in Gedling would need about £45,000 in Leeds to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £52,500 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Leeds would leave you worse 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 53.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in Gedling and 114.6 in Leeds, so recorded crime per resident in Leeds is 2.2 times the rate in Gedling. The biggest difference is in residential burglary: 3.8 per 1,000 in Gedling against 13.0 in Leeds.

Can a typical earner buy?

Terraced house Gedling Leeds
Median full-time pay £37,727 £36,716
House price ÷ pay 4.8× 5.5×
Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy 105% 91%
Rent a year as a share of median pay 28% 38%

Buying, by property type

Type Gedling Leeds Difference
Detached £348,000 £430,000 +24% in Leeds
Semi-detached £230,000 £262,000 +14% in Leeds
Terraced £180,000 £202,500 +13% in Leeds
Flat £132,500 £150,000 +13% in Leeds

Renting, by property type

Type (average rent a month) Gedling Leeds Difference
Detached £1,169 £1,507 +29% in Leeds
Semi-detached £947 £1,226 +29% in Leeds
Terraced £884 £1,157 +31% in Leeds
Flat £748 £905 +21% in Leeds

Crime

Police recorded 53.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in Gedling and 114.6 in Leeds, so recorded crime per resident in Leeds is 2.2 times the rate in Gedling.

Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents Gedling Leeds Difference
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 53.2 114.6 +115% in Leeds
Violence against the person 18.5 44.9 +142% in Leeds
Sexual offences 2.7 4.4 +61% in Leeds
Robbery 0.8 2.2 +166% in Leeds
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 3.8 13.0 +243% in Leeds
Vehicle offences 2.6 7.0 +169% in Leeds
Theft from the person 0.3 1.3 +330% in Leeds
Criminal damage and arson 5.4 8.5 +58% in Leeds

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.

Gedling: 183Leeds: 181
House prices in Gedling and Leeds since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Gedling now 183, Leeds now 181.7510012515017520020052010201520202025House prices in Gedling and Leeds since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Gedling now 183, Leeds now 181.7510012515017520020102020
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YearGedlingLeeds
2005100100
2006103107
2007106114
200899110
20099198
201095103
201194101
20129499
201395100
2014101106
2015108111
2016115119
2017123125
2018130130
2019133134
2020139139
2021156151
2022171165
2023176168
2024177171
2025180177
12 months to July 2026183181

In 2005 the average home cost £134,557 in Gedling and £135,425 in Leeds. Now it is £245,863 and £244,464: Gedling is up 83% and Leeds is up 81%.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

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

Gedling: 6.4 years of payLeeds: 6.5 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Gedling and LeedsGedling now 6.4, Leeds now 6.5 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Gedling and LeedsGedling now 6.4, Leeds now 6.5 years of pay.0×2×4×6×8×20052010201520202025
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YearGedlingLeeds
20055.8 years of pay6.1 years of pay
20105.5 years of pay5.7 years of pay
20155.4 years of pay5.7 years of pay
20206.2 years of pay6.2 years of pay
20256.4 years of pay6.5 years of pay

In 2005 a home cost 5.8 years of pay in Gedling and 6.1 years in Leeds. In 2025 it was 6.4 years and 6.5 years.

How rents have changed in each area

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

Gedling: 160Leeds: 151
Rents in Gedling and Leeds since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Gedling now 160, Leeds now 151.80100120140160201620182020202220242026Rents in Gedling and Leeds since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Gedling now 160, Leeds now 151.80100120140160201520202025
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YearGedlingLeeds
2015100100
201610198
2017103102
2018109104
2019112107
2020114112
2021120114
2022127125
2023135136
2024145145
2025154146
August 2026160151

In 2015 the average rent was £565 a month in Gedling and £758 in Leeds. Now it is £904 and £1,145: up 60% in Gedling and up 51% in Leeds. Rents have risen faster in Gedling.

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 Gedling to Leeds

Earning in Gedling Equivalent to buy in Leeds Equivalent to rent in Leeds
£30,000 £34,000 £39,500
£40,000 £45,000 £52,500
£50,000 £56,500 £65,500
£60,000 £67,500 £78,500

Moving from Leeds to Gedling

Earning in Leeds Equivalent to buy in Gedling Equivalent to rent in Gedling
£30,000 £26,500 £23,000
£40,000 £35,500 £30,500
£50,000 £44,500 £38,000
£60,000 £53,500 £46,000
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 Gedling figures · All Leeds figures