Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham

Herefordshire, County of · West Midlands · population 8,716 · 6 LSOAs

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

49Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,474 of 6,856 in England
  • #310 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #13 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,835
Median age (est.)54
Density38per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above37%
No car or van6%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 30%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 8%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 7%Other: 23%
One person 26%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 7%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 19% · Managers & directors 18% · Professional 17%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades19%
Managers & directors18%
Professional17%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant5%
Sales & customer service5%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,474 of 6,856 in England, and #13 of 23 in Herefordshire, County of. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (96) but weak on Housing & access (2). Typical homes here, about £415,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 99 sales), 43% above the wider Herefordshire, County of median of £290,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,864 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 25 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 70 · #2,048
Employment 74 · #1,767
Education 60 · #2,733
Health 76 · #1,664
Crime 96 · #286
Housing & access 2 · #6,716
Living environment 8 · #6,332

House prices ?

£415,000median (12m) · +1.2% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£415,00099+1.2%+30.3%
Detached£470,00066-0.1%+34.3%
Semi-detached£290,00018-4.1%+18.4%
Terraced£282,00015+15.6%+22.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£415,000
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)£36,864±£5,261 · #4,406 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,095
Price-to-income ?11.3×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 ?

37Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

25 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 221 offences
Herefordshire, County of53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #182 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences116
Theft28
Burglary14
Vehicle crime3
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order & weapons25
Drugs2
Robbery0
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 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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