Gedling vs Leicester: buying or renting a home
A typical terraced house costs £40,000 (22%) more in Leicester than in Gedling. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Leicester: it takes 6.8× median annual pay, against 4.8× in Gedling.
At a glance
| Gedling | Leicester | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Leicester (£32,281) is 14% lower than in Gedling (£37,727), while a typical terraced house costs 22% more (£220,000 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 6.8× in Leicester. Renting one takes 28% of pay in Gedling and 37% in Leicester. Both are harder in Leicester, and the gap is wider for buying.
Across all property types and measured against pay, Gedling is the 103rd least expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Leicester is around the middle of 316 areas (159th most expensive). For renting against pay, Gedling is the 100th least expensive of 316 areas and Leicester is the 100th most expensive of 316 areas.
Someone on £40,000 in Gedling would need about £49,000 in Leicester to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £45,500 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Leicester 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 110.0 in Leicester, so recorded crime per resident in Leicester is 2.1 times the rate in Gedling. The biggest difference is in vehicle offences: 2.6 per 1,000 in Gedling against 6.3 in Leicester.
Can a typical earner buy?
| Terraced house | Gedling | Leicester |
|---|---|---|
| Median full-time pay | £37,727 | £32,281 |
| House price ÷ pay | 4.8× | 6.8× |
| Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy | 105% | 73% |
| Rent a year as a share of median pay | 28% | 37% |
Buying, by property type
| Type | Gedling | Leicester | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £348,000 | £385,000 | +11% in Leicester |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | £270,000 | +17% in Leicester |
| Terraced | £180,000 | £220,000 | +22% in Leicester |
| Flat | £132,500 | £123,500 | -7% in Leicester |
Renting, by property type
| Type (average rent a month) | Gedling | Leicester | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,169 | £1,355 | +16% in Leicester |
| Semi-detached | £947 | £1,073 | +13% in Leicester |
| Terraced | £884 | £1,008 | +14% in Leicester |
| Flat | £748 | £799 | +7% in Leicester |
Crime
Police recorded 53.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in Gedling and 110.0 in Leicester, so recorded crime per resident in Leicester is 2.1 times the rate in Gedling.
| Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents | Gedling | Leicester | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime (excluding fraud) | 53.2 | 110.0 | +107% in Leicester |
| Violence against the person | 18.5 | 40.3 | +117% in Leicester |
| Sexual offences | 2.7 | 4.3 | +59% in Leicester |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 1.6 | +94% in Leicester |
| Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) | 3.8 | 8.7 | +131% in Leicester |
| Vehicle offences | 2.6 | 6.3 | +142% in Leicester |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 1.3 | +323% in Leicester |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.4 | 11.5 | +115% in Leicester |
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.
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| Year | Gedling | Leicester |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | 100 |
| 2006 | 103 | 103 |
| 2007 | 106 | 111 |
| 2008 | 99 | 107 |
| 2009 | 91 | 95 |
| 2010 | 95 | 100 |
| 2011 | 94 | 100 |
| 2012 | 94 | 100 |
| 2013 | 95 | 103 |
| 2014 | 101 | 108 |
| 2015 | 108 | 114 |
| 2016 | 115 | 124 |
| 2017 | 123 | 132 |
| 2018 | 130 | 142 |
| 2019 | 133 | 146 |
| 2020 | 139 | 155 |
| 2021 | 156 | 170 |
| 2022 | 171 | 187 |
| 2023 | 176 | 193 |
| 2024 | 177 | 192 |
| 2025 | 180 | 194 |
| 12 months to July 2026 | 183 | 196 |
In 2005 the average home cost £134,557 in Gedling and £117,738 in Leicester. Now it is £245,863 and £230,703: Gedling is up 83% and Leicester is up 96%. Prices have risen faster in Leicester, so the gap between the two has narrowed.
Buying a home against local pay, over time
Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.
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| Year | Gedling | Leicester |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.8 years of pay | 6.2 years of pay |
| 2010 | 5.5 years of pay | 5.6 years of pay |
| 2015 | 5.4 years of pay | 6.3 years of pay |
| 2020 | 6.2 years of pay | 7.4 years of pay |
| 2025 | 6.4 years of pay | 7.1 years of pay |
In 2005 a home cost 5.8 years of pay in Gedling and 6.2 years in Leicester. In 2025 it was 6.4 years and 7.1 years.
How rents have changed in each area
Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.
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| Year | Gedling | Leicester |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 101 | 102 |
| 2017 | 103 | 106 |
| 2018 | 109 | 110 |
| 2019 | 112 | 121 |
| 2020 | 114 | 124 |
| 2021 | 120 | 124 |
| 2022 | 127 | 130 |
| 2023 | 135 | 144 |
| 2024 | 145 | 161 |
| 2025 | 154 | 173 |
| August 2026 | 160 | 178 |
In 2015 the average rent was £565 a month in Gedling and £576 in Leicester. Now it is £904 and £1,023: up 60% in Gedling and up 78% in Leicester. Rents have risen faster in Leicester.
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 Leicester
| Earning in Gedling | Equivalent to buy in Leicester | Equivalent to rent in Leicester |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £36,500 | £34,000 |
| £40,000 | £49,000 | £45,500 |
| £50,000 | £61,000 | £57,000 |
| £60,000 | £73,500 | £68,500 |
Moving from Leicester to Gedling
| Earning in Leicester | Equivalent to buy in Gedling | Equivalent to rent in Gedling |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £24,500 | £26,500 |
| £40,000 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| £50,000 | £41,000 | £44,000 |
| £60,000 | £49,000 | £52,500 |