Hereford Central
Herefordshire, County of · West Midlands · population 9,945 · 6 LSOAs
Part of Hereford · Postcode HR1 · HR2 · HR3 · HR4 · HR5 · HR7
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,543 of 6,856 in England
- #428 of 736 in West Midlands
- #19 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Administrative | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 19%
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
Hereford Central is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,543 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (82) but weak on Living environment (24). Typical homes here sold for about £231,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 116 sales), 20% below the wider Herefordshire, County of median of £290,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,100 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 212 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £231,000 | 116 | +7.9% | +24.5% |
| Detached | £348,750 | 10 | +13.4% | +28.2% |
| Semi-detached | £270,250 | 28 | +7.7% | +31.8% |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 58 | +3.3% | +18.3% |
| Flat | £145,000 | 20 | +11.5% | +7.4% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #2,513 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,209 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 899 |
| Theft | 597 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 179 |
| Public order & weapons | 223 |
| Drugs | 102 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Other | 38 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 375 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Herefordshire, County of
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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- Goole WestEast Riding of Yorkshire34£150,000
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- St LukesSouthend-on-Sea34£325,000
- Seven Kings Meads LaneRedbridge34£400,000
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