Plains Estate

Gedling · East Midlands · population 7,104 · 5 LSOAs

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

86Area Score / 100 ?
  • #930 of 6,856 in England
  • #72 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #5 of 15 in Gedling
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,062
Median age (est.)48
Density3,424per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 4%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 44% · Sikh 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

Plains Estate is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #930 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 15 in Gedling. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (98) and lowest on Employment (61). Typical homes here, about £241,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 102 sales), in line with 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, #92 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,677 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 25 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 76 · #1,650
Employment 61 · #2,692
Education 70 · #2,061
Health 69 · #2,103
Crime 86 · #965
Housing & access 98 · #142
Living environment 86 · #971

House prices ?

£241,250median (12m) · +2.7% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£241,250102+2.7%+30.4%
Detached£305,00037-18.7%+16.2%
Semi-detached£241,25036+7.5%+30.4%
Terraced£193,00029+1.6%+22.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£241,250
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)£39,677±£5,661 · #3,521 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,786
Price-to-income ?6.1×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 ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

25 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 176 offences
Gedling57
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #159 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences93
Theft19
Burglary3
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson16
Public order & weapons17
Drugs7
Robbery1
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 42 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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