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Gamston

Ward

North west Rushcliffe. About 6,361 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 60% of people in Gamston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,241
3,783rd least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
60%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Gamston compares

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

GamstonMiddle
Population24 wards, Rushcliffe · 2021
Population: every ward in Rushcliffe24 areas from 1,924 to 8,678. The middle area is 4,654. Gamston is 6,241.
6,2418th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Rushcliffe · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rushcliffe24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 66.5%. Gamston is 60.0%.
60%11th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Rushcliffe · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rushcliffe24 areas from 12.6% to 98.8%. The middle area is 85.6%. Gamston is 89.6%.
89.6%11th highest
Claimant rate24 wards, Rushcliffe · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rushcliffe24 areas from 0.8% to 4.0%. The middle area is 2.1%. Gamston is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 12th highest

Is Gamston safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gamston at a rate of 67.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 54.5 per 1,000 people across Rushcliffe.

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

In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gamston.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (151), violence and sexual offences (126) and shoplifting (57).

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 Rushcliffe

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

Average house price
£324,012
Down 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,968
41st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 158th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
7.8
3rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Gamston in brief

Gamston had 6,241 usual residents at the census.

About 60% of people in Gamston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Gamston, 89.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Gamston, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.