Cost of living in Gedling
Single: 1-bed home. Couple: 2-bed home. Family: 3-bed home with one child. Estimates use average local rent, Band D council tax, and standard figures for groceries, transport and childcare.
Rent in Gedling
The average monthly rent in Gedling is £904.
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR)
Earnings in Gedling
The average annual salary for residents of Gedling is £30,051.
The average salary is the middle value: half of residents earn more and half earn less. The mean salary adds up everyone's pay and divides it by the number of people, so a few very high earners pull it up. We use the middle value as the average throughout this site.
Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)
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Average house prices in Gedling
The average house price in Gedling was £250,000.
How house prices have changed in Gedling
Average house prices over time, based on quarterly rolling-year averages from Land Registry data.
Source: ONS / HM Land Registry. Historical trend based on quarterly rolling-year average prices.
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Climate and weather in Gedling
Summer daytime highs in Gedling typically reach 21.6°C in July, dropping to around 7.1°C in January. Gedling is much drier than average for the UK, with rain falling on about 2.4 days a week. It gets around 38% less rainfall than the UK average. The area gets a typical amount of sunshine for the UK, averaging around 5.9 hours per day in summer. Expect frost on around 93 days per year, mostly between November and April.
| Month | Daytime high | Rainfall | Rain days | Sunshine | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1°C | 59mm | 11 | 58h | 17 |
| Feb | 7.8°C | 48mm | 10 | 80h | 16 |
| Mar | 10.3°C | 45mm | 10 | 119h | 14 |
| Apr | 13.3°C | 48mm | 9 | 157h | 10 |
| May | 16.4°C | 51mm | 9 | 193h | 4 |
| Jun | 19.3°C | 67mm | 10 | 173h | 1 |
| Jul | 21.6°C | 68mm | 10 | 194h | 0 |
| Aug | 21.3°C | 65mm | 10 | 179h | 0 |
| Sep | 18.3°C | 58mm | 10 | 140h | 1 |
| Oct | 14.1°C | 74mm | 11 | 100h | 4 |
| Nov | 10.0°C | 69mm | 12 | 66h | 10 |
| Dec | 7.4°C | 68mm | 12 | 56h | 15 |
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How this is calculated
Climate data is based on Met Office 30-year averages (1991-2020), calculated from 5 observation grid points covering the Gedling local authority area.
Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid , 1991-2020 averages. Crown copyright. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council tax in Gedling
Band D council tax in Gedling is £2,610 per year.
Source: MHCLG / Scottish Government / Welsh Government
Energy costs in Gedling
A typical household in Gedling pays approximately £1,723/year (£144/month) for gas and electricity.
Energy region: East Midlands
This estimate is based on the Ofgem price cap for a typical dual-fuel household using 2,700 kWh of electricity and 11,500 kWh of gas per year, paying by Direct Debit. Your actual costs will depend on your usage, tariff, and whether you're on a fixed deal.
Source: Ofgem Energy Price Cap, Q4 2026
Water costs in Gedling
The average annual water and sewerage bill for Severn Trent Water customers is £594/year (£50/month).
Water company: Severn Trent Water
Water bills vary based on whether you have a meter and your household's water usage. This figure is the company average for unmetered customers.
Source: Water UK / Discover Water, 2026-27
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Broadband in Gedling
Gedling has 79.8% full fibre coverage and 93.7% gigabit-capable coverage across residential premises.
Full fibre take-up: 41% of premises with full fibre available have taken it up.
"Gigabit-capable" means a connection of 1 Gbit/s or faster is available at the premises (full fibre or upgraded cable). "Full fibre" is fibre-to-the-premises specifically. "No decent broadband" counts premises below the 10 Mbit/s down / 1 Mbit/s up Universal Service Obligation.
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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, July 2025
Schools in Gedling
Gedling has 344 schools, with 87.3% rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.
286 primary schools, 45 secondary schools, 13 special / nursery / alternative provision. Approximately 127,247 pupils across all schools.
7 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's renewed framework (November 2025 onwards) and are not included in the percentage above.
Ofsted grades reflect the school's most recent inspection: Outstanding means the school is exceptional across the evaluation areas, Good means it is effective, Requires Improvement means it is not yet good enough, and Inadequate means serious concerns were found.
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Source: Ofsted, most recent inspections as at March 2026. England only; Scotland (Education Scotland) and Wales (Estyn) use separate frameworks.
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