Leominster South

Herefordshire, County of · West Midlands · population 6,269 · 4 LSOAs

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

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,954 of 6,856 in England
  • #476 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #22 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,288
Median age (est.)47
Density222per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above25%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 18%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 17% · Caring & leisure 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades17%
Caring & leisure14%
Elementary13%
Professional11%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%

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 53% · No religion 40% · Buddhist 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Leominster South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,954 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (61) and lowest on Education (22). Typical homes here sold for about £236,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 82 sales), 19% below the wider Herefordshire, County of median of £290,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,802 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 122 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 31 · #4,721
Employment 24 · #5,228
Education 22 · #5,338
Health 34 · #4,529
Crime 39 · #4,159
Housing & access 61 · #2,665
Living environment 26 · #5,036

House prices ?

£236,000median (12m) · -1.0% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£236,00082-1.0%+11.6%
Detached£350,00023+5.3%+29.6%
Semi-detached£235,00031+5.0%+17.5%
Terraced£196,50024+8.9%+7.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£236,000
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)£29,802±£4,249 · #6,437 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,516
Price-to-income ?7.9×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 ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

122 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 767 offences
Herefordshire, County of53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,507 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences341
Theft162
Burglary19
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson76
Public order & weapons107
Drugs20
Robbery5
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 155 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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