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South Gedling. About 8,678 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Plains live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,361
Joint 3,214th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Plains compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

PlainsMiddle
Population19 wards, Gedling · 2021
Population: every ward in Gedling19 areas from 2,777 to 9,106. The middle area is 6,028. Plains is 8,361.
8,3613rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, Gedling · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Gedling19 areas from 0.0% to 86.0%. The middle area is 20.0%. Plains is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, Gedling · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Gedling19 areas from 10.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.7%. Plains is 98.8%.
98.8%7th highest
Claimant rate19 wards, Gedling · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Gedling19 areas from 1.4% to 5.9%. The middle area is 3.3%. Plains is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 5th lowest

Is Plains safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plains at a rate of 33.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 68.6 per 1,000 people across Gedling.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Plains.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (117), other crime (46) and anti-social behaviour (39).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Gedling

These figures are published for the whole of Gedling, not for each ward, so they describe all of Gedling and not Plains alone. See Gedling

Average house price
£245,028
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,727
148th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 129th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.5
Joint 91st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Plains in brief

Plains had 8,361 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Plains live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Plains, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Plains, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.