Hereford South

Herefordshire, County of · West Midlands · population 9,024 · 5 LSOAs

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

33Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,570 of 6,856 in England
  • #432 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #20 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents9,079
Median age (est.)39
Density3,050per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above22%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 28%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant11%
Professional11%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,570 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (79) but weak on Education (18). Typical homes here sold for about £240,725 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 90 sales), 17% below the wider Herefordshire, County of median of £290,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,040 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 76 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 30 · #4,783
Employment 30 · #4,824
Education 18 · #5,626
Health 28 · #4,906
Crime 32 · #4,666
Housing & access 64 · #2,432
Living environment 79 · #1,444

House prices ?

£240,725median (12m) · +2.4% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,72590+2.4%+24.1%
Detached£325,00018-5.8%+44.8%
Semi-detached£245,50044+2.8%+22.8%
Terraced£208,50022+2.7%+26.0%
Flat£127,5006+9.6%+27.2%
This area£240,725
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)£33,040±£4,658 · #5,666 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,983
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

76 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 690 offences
Herefordshire, County of53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,903 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences353
Theft148
Burglary14
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson57
Public order & weapons55
Drugs28
Robbery6
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 129 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.