Herefordshire, County of

Herefordshire, County of has 187,034 residents in 82,827 households (Census 2021); 14% are aged 15–29 and 33% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £295,000, from £192,000 in Widemarsh to £502,500 in Penyard.

Local authority · 53 wards · 6,851 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

187,034residentsCensus 2021

£295kmedian sale price4,908 sales, 24 months

13%green within 500 mpostcode average

10services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of Herefordshire, County of.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median

Map of Herefordshire, County of: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median

<80%160%+

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Herefordshire, County of: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)

Map of Herefordshire, County of: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)

110

Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average

Map of Herefordshire, County of: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average

<50%250%+

Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)

<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 53 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among Herefordshire, County of's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

Ward	Median price	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Aged 15–29	Owner-occupied	Flats	Nearest tram or rail	Gigabit	Crime per 1,000
Arrow	£400k	8%	2	11%	72%	1%	5.6 km	84%	21
Aylestone Hill	£295k	21%	57	16%	74%	12%	1.1 km	93%	51
Backbury	£384k	20%	3	13%	71%	4%	7.8 km	75%	44
Belmont Rural	£251k	18%	38	17%	67%	7%	897 m	100%	55
Birch	£460k	15%	2	12%	78%	1%	13.2 km	79%	24
Bircher	£415k	10%	5	11%	79%	0%	6.6 km	83%	38
Bishops Frome & Cradley	£430k	13%	4	12%	79%	3%	7.6 km	67%	39
Bobblestock	£200k	10%	48	17%	62%	17%	2.5 km	100%	52
Bromyard Bringsty	£381k	16%	5	11%	66%	8%	14.4 km	68%	33
Bromyard West	£240k	5%	45	15%	62%	7%	14.9 km	85%	140
Castle	£385k	10%	2	11%	75%	1%	10.0 km	78%	34
Central	£230k	10%	238	21%	40%	26%	796 m	79%	577
College	£255k	7%	166	19%	48%	11%	494 m	100%	62
Credenhill	£335k	16%	15	17%	68%	2%	5.2 km	85%	25
Dinedor Hill	£252k	9%	4	17%	71%	3%	3.7 km	70%	55
Eign Hill	£293k	13%	61	16%	72%	14%	1.3 km	97%	38
Golden Valley North	£349k	13%	2	12%	74%	1%	15.1 km	49%	36
Golden Valley South	£300k	26%	1	12%	75%	1%	15.3 km	17%	26
Greyfriars	£257k	4%	221	19%	63%	18%	952 m	89%	87
Hagley	£347k	8%	11	15%	75%	2%	5.0 km	89%	28
Hampton	£450k	9%	3	11%	77%	1%	8.8 km	63%	24
Hinton & Hunderton	£207k	12%	128	18%	41%	29%	900 m	99%	110
Holmer	£320k	12%	39	16%	72%	9%	1.8 km	91%	45
Hope End	£470k	21%	9	10%	73%	3%	1.7 km	73%	38
Kerne Bridge	£430k	32%	7	12%	80%	2%	19.0 km	48%	35
Kings Acre	£275k	11%	55	13%	72%	13%	2.0 km	98%	45
Kington	£225k	22%	39	15%	56%	7%	3.5 km	56%	54
Ledbury North	£298k	22%	68	12%	64%	15%	889 m	86%	67
Ledbury South	£300k	28%	61	12%	68%	7%	1.8 km	51%	78
Ledbury West	£263k	20%	71	16%	64%	3%	951 m	99%	14
Leominster East	£210k	12%	87	16%	48%	20%	678 m	80%	157
Leominster North & Rural	£246k	10%	5	15%	61%	4%	5.5 km	75%	38
Leominster South	£260k	6%	88	15%	66%	5%	1.2 km	89%	97
Leominster West	£240k	8%	22	14%	74%	2%	2.1 km	89%	32
Llangarron	£463k	9%	2	11%	80%	1%	17.3 km	85%	30
Mortimer	£390k	16%	1	12%	69%	1%	6.4 km	62%	29
Newton Farm	£195k	20%	38	18%	44%	20%	1.2 km	100%	73
Old Gore	£435k	13%	2	12%	70%	2%	11.7 km	81%	30
Penyard	£503k	13%	6	11%	78%	1%	16.9 km	47%	32
Queenswood	£435k	9%	4	12%	78%	2%	6.4 km	90%	31
Red Hill	£219k	7%	70	15%	56%	14%	1.3 km	95%	151
Ross East	£288k	8%	73	14%	60%	18%	18.1 km	92%	115
Ross North	£300k	13%	61	13%	66%	9%	17.2 km	96%	76
Ross West	£260k	14%	81	14%	63%	19%	18.5 km	95%	37
Saxon Gate	£246k	7%	53	17%	54%	22%	1.8 km	95%	36
Stoney Street	£325k	8%	3	14%	72%	4%	7.7 km	90%	36
Sutton Walls	£318k	5%	4	14%	78%	3%	6.4 km	95%	28
Three Crosses	£410k	10%	2	14%	75%	1%	8.6 km	82%	30
Tupsley	£340k	15%	41	14%	80%	8%	2.0 km	98%	33
Weobley	£340k	8%	2	12%	67%	1%	9.6 km	64%	41
Whitecross	£265k	10%	40	17%	70%	5%	1.4 km	99%	27
Widemarsh	£192k	5%	229	20%	36%	25%	915 m	89%	138
Wormside	£304k	8%	3	14%	70%	2%	7.7 km	62%	43

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in Herefordshire, County of. The latest quarter is still being registered.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 11,739 crimes and incidents in Herefordshire, County of in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 63 per 1,000 residents.

Violence and sexual offences4,831

Anti-social behaviour1,564

Shoplifting1,052

Criminal damage and arson1,011

Other theft812

Public order794

Burglary475

Drugs319

Vehicle crime270

Other crime265

Possession of weapons125

Bicycle theft111

Robbery68

Theft from the person42

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, West Mercia Police (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in Herefordshire, County of each year, 2021–2025: 442 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021311

2022297

2023304

2024333

2025277

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in Herefordshire, County of with a published hygiene rating.

1,337rated food businessesin total

90%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection

28rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in Herefordshire, County of that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

84.0%gigabit-capablehomes

84.0%full fibrehomes

95.7%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes

0.4%below the universal service obligationhomes

Deprivation, in context.

1 of Herefordshire, County of's 117 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 1 (most deprived)1

Decile 28

Decile 36

Decile 419

Decile 528

Decile 623

Decile 711

Decile 810

Decile 98

Decile 10 (least deprived)3

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG