Gedling: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£359,408

Semi-detached

£231,339

Terraced

£176,876

Flat or maisonette

£113,105

First-time buyers

£206,580

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  110,479 in 1991 → 120,179 in 2024 (+8.8%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £135,545 in 2005 → £241,473 in 2026 (+78.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £355 in 2008 → £606 in 2025 (+70.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.3% in 2004 → 75.9% in 2023 (+3.5%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.0% in 2001 → 3.1% in 2025 (+55.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,868 in 1997 → £23,982 in 2024 (+143.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Gedling; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• No qualifications · Education & skills3.1% (2023) · 26th lowest of 293
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 48th lowest of 363
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work5.7% (2024) · 59th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 88th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Job density · Economy & work0.55 jobs per resident (2024) · 330th highest of 350
• Productivity · Economy & work£33.0 per hour (2023) · 296th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment10,820 kWh (2024/25) · 282nd lowest of 347
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access99.0 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 272nd highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Nottinghamshire, which includes Gedling.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.9 years · England 80.0 · 72nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.2 years · England 83.8 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)58.9 years · England 60.9 · 97th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.7 years · England 61.3 · 99th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)336.0 per 100k · England 321.0 · 81st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.3% · England 10.4 · 71st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.5% · England 64.6 · 111th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Nottinghamshire, which includes Gedling.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.4% · England 68.3 · 97th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.8 score · England 46.0 · 57th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.4% · England 5.8 · 61st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.5% · England 19.8 · 86th lowest of 153