Gedling South
Gedling 012 · 6 sub-areas · 8,783 residents
Gedling 012, in the Gedling district of the East Midlands, is home to around 8,800 people and sits firmly in owner-occupied, suburban territory. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £780 a month, making it one of the more affordable corners of the region for renters and buyers alike.
Gedling South is a settled residential pocket of Gedling. The bigger gravitational centre is Sheffield, around 71 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Gedling South?
3 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £891 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Gedling South in Gedling
Living in Gedling South
Gedling 012 is the kind of place where the pace is quieter and the streets are mostly residential. Three in every four homes here are owner-occupied, which gives the area a settled, established feel — less transient than city-centre postcodes, more familiar. Greenspace is genuinely close: the typical resident is within about 300 metres of somewhere to walk the dog or take the kids, and just over half the neighbourhood can reach green space on foot without much effort.
On costs, Gedling 012 is notably affordable. A one-bed lets for around £620 a month, a two-bed for roughly £780, and a three-bed for about £960. Rents rose around 3.9% over the past year, which is meaningful but not alarming. Council tax at Band D runs to about £2,610 a year. The median house price sits around £260,000, and the typical deposit takes just over four years to save — comparatively manageable against most English cities.
The people who live here skew slightly older than the national mix. Around one in five residents is over 65, and a similar share is between 50 and 64. Families with children make up about a fifth of households. The degree-qualification rate — roughly 29% — is around the national average. Almost 95% of residents were born in the UK, making this one of the less ethnically diverse parts of the East Midlands.
Practically speaking, most people here drive — over half travel to work by car — though nearly three in ten work from home, which has clearly reshaped how the area functions day to day. The nearest rail station is roughly 1.2 km away, about a 15-minute walk. There's no metro or tram service within realistic range. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how this neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Gedling 012 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, settled suburban neighbourhood with good greenspace access, low crime relative to the national average, and genuinely affordable rents. The trade-off is that it's car-dependent, public transport is limited, and the share of nearby schools rated Good or Outstanding is well below the national average. It suits people who prioritise affordability and calm over urban convenience.
- What is the rent in Gedling 012?
- A typical one-bed runs about £620 a month, a two-bed around £780, and a three-bed roughly £960. These figures are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 3.9% over the past year.
- Is Gedling 012 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The area records around 52 crimes per 1,000 residents annually, noticeably below the UK national average of roughly 80. The predominantly owner-occupied, lower-density character of the neighbourhood tends to keep crime rates down. There are no particular sub-areas flagged as significantly higher-risk.
- What's the commute from Gedling 012 to Nottingham or Birmingham?
- The nearest rail station is about 1.2 km away — roughly a 15-minute walk. By public transport, Birmingham takes around 85 minutes. Most residents drive rather than commute by rail; only about 7% use public transport to get to work, while nearly 29% work from home. There's no tram or metro service in the area.
- Who lives in Gedling 012?
- Mostly older, established owner-occupiers. Around 40% of residents are over 50, and three-quarters own their homes. Families with children make up about a fifth of households. It's a predominantly British-born population with relatively low ethnic diversity. Younger renters make up a smaller share than you'd find in most city-centre or university-adjacent areas.
- What schools are near Gedling 012?
- There are 82 schools within 2 km of typical residents, so choice isn't the issue — quality is. Around 38% of those nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 2.3 km away. Families should check individual Ofsted ratings before committing to an address.
- How affordable is buying a home in Gedling 012?
- More manageable than most of England. The median house price is around £260,000, and the typical deposit takes just over four years to save at local income levels. That's comparatively achievable — far better than most cities in the South East or even many Midlands urban centres. Council tax at Band D adds about £2,610 a year.