Ross-on-Wye

Herefordshire, County of · West Midlands · population 11,103 · 7 LSOAs

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

55Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,083 of 6,856 in England
  • #271 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #11 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,990
Median age (est.)50
Density1,228per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above30%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 16%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 37%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Professional 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%

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 54% · No religion 37% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Ross-on-Wye is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,083 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (66) and lowest on Education (39). Typical homes here sold for about £280,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 192 sales), in line with the wider Herefordshire, County of median of £290,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,634 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £34,789 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 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 52 · #3,268
Employment 49 · #3,487
Education 39 · #4,207
Health 52 · #3,316
Crime 65 · #2,418
Housing & access 66 · #2,308
Living environment 57 · #2,953

House prices ?

£280,000median (12m) · -1.1% yr · n=192
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£280,000192-1.1%+16.9%
Detached£370,00069+3.5%+19.4%
Semi-detached£288,00056+3.2%+31.4%
Terraced£228,00033+11.2%+15.7%
Flat£112,50034-4.7%+25.0%
This area£280,000
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)£34,789±£4,946 · #5,098 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,820
Price-to-income ?8.0×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 ?

76Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 679 offences
Herefordshire, County of53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,944 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences275
Theft172
Burglary17
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson83
Public order & weapons68
Drugs23
Robbery3
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 103 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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