United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Gedling
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~118k · 53 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but costly to live in. Gedling’s median house price is 6.3 times median annual pay, a higher multiple than the East Midlands average, and rent consumes a significant 26.9% of gross median earnings. While pay is slightly above the regional median at £763.90 weekly, council tax is notably high, ranking 29 of 35 in the region. Recorded crime is also above the East Midlands median at 84.1 per 1,000. However, school quality matches the regional average at 92.4% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places, and deprivation is below the regional median. This suggests Gedling may suit families prioritising school places and a slightly lower deprivation score over lower living costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Gedling ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,723/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£250,000
Affordable
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Rent
£891/mo
Affordable
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,610/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Crime
84.1/1k
High
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.9
Low
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Schools
90.4%
Weak
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
53 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
47 of 52 (90.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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53 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 53 schools, sortable and filterable.
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