Hereford West

Herefordshire, County of · West Midlands · population 6,826 · 4 LSOAs

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

61Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,692 of 6,856 in England
  • #239 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #8 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,854
Median age (est.)42
Density2,546per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van19%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 9%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 36%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · 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 West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,692 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (80) and lowest on Living environment (35). Typical homes here, about £250,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 112 sales), 14% below the wider Herefordshire, County of median of £290,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,367 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 63 · #2,507
Employment 57 · #2,966
Education 46 · #3,720
Health 53 · #3,193
Crime 53 · #3,240
Housing & access 80 · #1,362
Living environment 35 · #4,461

House prices ?

£250,000median (12m) · -1.2% yr · n=112
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£250,000112-1.2%+28.2%
Detached£370,00016+4.2%+32.1%
Semi-detached£268,75036-5.3%+25.4%
Terraced£244,00046+3.8%+31.6%
Flat£146,50014+10.6%+1.1%
This area£250,000
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)£36,367±£5,155 · #4,576 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,251
Price-to-income ?6.9×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

87Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 351 offences
Herefordshire, County of53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,226 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences181
Theft66
Burglary13
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons24
Drugs12
Robbery4
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 73 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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