Ledbury

Herefordshire, County of · West Midlands · population 9,556 · 6 LSOAs

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

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,617 of 6,856 in England
  • #233 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #7 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,439
Median age (est.)52
Density205per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above33%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 27%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 13%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 35% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Ledbury is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,617 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (77) and lowest on Housing & access (35). Typical homes here sold for about £281,250 over the past year, down 1% across five years (from 194 sales), in line with the wider Herefordshire, County of median of £290,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,134 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 50 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 53 · #3,193
Employment 58 · #2,911
Education 48 · #3,542
Health 69 · #2,151
Crime 77 · #1,602
Housing & access 35 · #4,447
Living environment 55 · #3,097

House prices ?

£281,250median (12m) · -2.3% yr · n=194
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£281,250194-2.3%-0.6%
Detached£378,47572-7.1%+12.6%
Semi-detached£275,00049+3.8%+10.6%
Terraced£210,35852+2.6%+6.8%
Flat£115,00021-17.8%+2.7%
This area£281,250
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)£37,134±£5,261 · #4,325 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,126
Price-to-income ?7.6×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 ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 476 offences
Herefordshire, County of53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,099 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences224
Theft50
Burglary26
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson55
Public order & weapons52
Drugs15
Robbery2
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 90 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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