Hereford East

Herefordshire, County of · West Midlands · population 5,820 · 4 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #738 of 6,856 in England
  • #51 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #1 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,800
Median age (est.)48
Density2,945per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 7%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 32% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #738 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (95) and lowest on Housing & access (58). Typical homes here sold for about £328,500 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 74 sales), 13% above the wider Herefordshire, County of median of £290,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,764 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 26 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 86 · #958
Employment 73 · #1,828
Education 82 · #1,232
Health 65 · #2,411
Crime 86 · #992
Housing & access 58 · #2,850
Living environment 95 · #341

House prices ?

£328,500median (12m) · +2.1% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£328,50074+2.1%+24.5%
Detached£400,00025+5.3%+22.9%
Semi-detached£301,00033-4.4%+18.0%
Terraced£249,9509-0.0%+18.3%
Flat£140,0007
This area£328,500
Herefordshire, County of£290,000
West Midlands£252,500
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)£39,764±£5,695 · #3,492 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,011
Price-to-income ?8.3×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

86Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

26 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 150 offences
Herefordshire, County of53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #201 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences81
Theft38
Burglary6
Vehicle crime1
Criminal damage & arson9
Public order & weapons8
Drugs3
Robbery0
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 33 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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