Mapperley & Porchester

Gedling · East Midlands · population 8,390 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #478 of 6,856 in England
  • #31 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #3 of 15 in Gedling
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,428
Median age (est.)46
Density3,689per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above41%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 8%25–44 25%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 5%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 4%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 4%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Mapperley & Porchester is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #478 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 15 in Gedling. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (99) and lowest on Living environment (57). Typical homes here, about £271,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 142 sales), 8% above the wider Gedling median of £250,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #171 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £43,683 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 28 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 85 · #1,054
Employment 78 · #1,520
Education 92 · #574
Health 74 · #1,774
Crime 86 · #937
Housing & access 99 · #53
Living environment 57 · #2,973

House prices ?

£271,250median (12m) · -3.9% yr · n=142
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£271,250142-3.9%+26.2%
Detached£300,000690.0%+19.5%
Semi-detached£270,00053-8.5%+18.9%
Terraced£194,5008-5.1%+13.6%
Flat£148,00012-15.4%+5.7%
This area£271,250
Gedling£250,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,683±£6,265 · #2,400 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,072
Price-to-income ?6.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

28 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 234 offences
Gedling57
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #287 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences95
Theft42
Burglary9
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons15
Drugs4
Robbery4
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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