Plains Estate
Gedling 007 · 5 sub-areas · 7,331 residents
Gedling 007 is a residential area within Gedling, home to around 7,300 people and sitting at the more settled, owner-occupied end of the borough. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £780 a month — noticeably below the UK average for a 2-bed — and nearly eight in ten residents own their home, giving the area a distinctly rooted, established feel.
Plains Estate is a settled residential pocket of Gedling. The bigger gravitational centre is Sheffield, around 114 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; 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 Plains Estate?
2 parks and 4 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; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; 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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Plains Estate in Gedling
Living in Plains Estate
This part of Gedling is quiet, suburban, and dominated by owner-occupiers. That shapes almost everything about it: the streets are more stable than typical rental neighbourhoods, the age profile skews older, and the pace is unhurried. With over a quarter of residents aged 65 or above, it has more in common with a mature commuter village than a city fringe suburb.
Rents here are low by most standards. You'll pay around £780 a month for a two-bedroom home — roughly a third less than the UK national average — and even a three-bedroom comes in under £1,000. That affordability reflects both the location and the housing stock, which is heavily weighted toward houses rather than flats. The area scores reasonably well on deprivation too, sitting in the top two deciles nationally.
The people here are, on the whole, settled. Nearly four in five households own their home outright or with a mortgage, and private renting accounts for only about one in seven. Single-person households make up just under a third of all homes — slightly above average, which tracks with the older age profile. The degree qualification share sits at around 31%, broadly middle-of-the-road for the East Midlands.
Practically speaking, the area is car-dependent: over half of residents commute by car, and fewer than one in fifteen use public transport. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 4.7 km away. Broadband is excellent, with 100% gigabit coverage and no properties below the universal service obligation. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within Gedling 007.
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Frequently asked
- Is Gedling 007 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, stable suburban area — well-suited to those who value low crime, affordable housing and a settled community. The trade-off is that it's car-dependent and skews older, so it's less suited to younger renters looking for nightlife or walkable amenities. The deprivation score puts it in the top two deciles nationally, which reflects a generally well-maintained, low-stress environment.
- What is the rent in Gedling 007?
- A two-bedroom home runs around £780 a month, a one-bedroom about £620, and a three-bedroom roughly £960. These figures are estimates scaled from borough-level ONS data using local sale prices. Rents rose about 3.9% over the past year.
- Is Gedling 007 safe?
- Yes, by most measures. The crime rate is around 28 incidents per 1,000 residents per year — well under a third of the UK national average of roughly 80. It's one of the lower-crime profiles you'll find in the East Midlands, consistent with a quiet residential suburb.
- What's the commute from Gedling 007 to Nottingham city centre?
- Most residents drive — over half commute by car, and public transport use is low at around 6.5%. The nearest mainline rail station is about 4.7 km away. Only about 30% of residents work from home, so most are making that daily car journey rather than relying on buses or trains.
- Who lives in Gedling 007?
- Mostly older, settled owner-occupiers. Over a quarter of residents are 65 or above, and nearly four in five households own their home. It's not an area with a large student or young professional presence — the 18–34 cohort makes up less than 18% of the population.
- What schools are near Gedling 007?
- There are 83 schools within roughly 2 km of typical residents. Around 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is under a kilometre away, at about 920 metres.
- How affordable is buying a home in Gedling 007?
- The median sale price is around £247,000, and we estimate it takes a typical resident about 4.1 years of savings to build a deposit — relatively manageable by national standards. That's a meaningfully lower hurdle than most of the South East, though still a stretch for lower earners given a median resident salary of around £30,000 a year.