People aged 65 or over
25.9%21 March 2021 · Herefordshire, County of
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents
48,472 out of 187,037.
Source and method →Hereford · England
Community life
Herefordshire, County of council area. Every figure carries its own date.
A place is more than its average house price. The census shows who lives here and some of the pressures households face.
People reporting bad or very bad health
5.2%21 March 2021 · Herefordshire, County of
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All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
9,818 out of 187,034.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
50.6%21 March 2021 · Herefordshire, County of
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
41,884 out of 82,825.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
15.9%21 March 2021 · Herefordshire, County of
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
13,194 out of 82,825.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
18%21 March 2021 · Herefordshire, County of
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Residents aged 16 and over
28,315 out of 157,133.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
32.7%21 March 2021 · Herefordshire, County of
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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
Residents aged 16 and over
51,420 out of 157,133.
Source and method →Different needs within the area
People reporting bad or very bad health
3.4% to 7.9%
People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.4% in Belmont Rural to 7.9% in Hinton & Hunderton — a gap of 4.5 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 53 of 53 current wards with comparable figures.
Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Rural | 3.4% | 123 | 3,658 |
| Three Crosses | 3.7% | 130 | 3,557 |
| Bishops Frome & Cradley | 3.8% | 117 | 3,072 |
| Llangarron | 3.8% | 128 | 3,360 |
| Backbury | 3.8% | 123 | 3,200 |
| Ledbury West | 4.1% | 145 | 3,571 |
| Birch | 4.1% | 125 | 3,072 |
| Castle | 4.1% | 129 | 3,152 |
| Mortimer | 4.1% | 136 | 3,318 |
| Greyfriars | 4.1% | 159 | 3,874 |
| Dinedor Hill | 4.2% | 151 | 3,582 |
| Bircher | 4.2% | 162 | 3,819 |
| Penyard | 4.3% | 152 | 3,528 |
| Aylestone Hill | 4.3% | 150 | 3,474 |
| Golden Valley North | 4.4% | 134 | 3,043 |
| Arrow | 4.5% | 163 | 3,653 |
| Hagley | 4.5% | 192 | 4,298 |
| Tupsley | 4.5% | 139 | 3,075 |
| Weobley | 4.5% | 168 | 3,696 |
| Hampton | 4.6% | 160 | 3,489 |
| Golden Valley South | 4.6% | 151 | 3,288 |
| Old Gore | 4.6% | 144 | 3,107 |
| Kings Acre | 4.7% | 151 | 3,245 |
| Credenhill | 4.7% | 173 | 3,697 |
| Bobblestock | 4.8% | 162 | 3,387 |
| Kerne Bridge | 4.9% | 151 | 3,089 |
| Whitecross | 4.9% | 184 | 3,753 |
| Holmer | 4.9% | 209 | 4,223 |
| Queenswood | 5% | 164 | 3,303 |
| Sutton Walls | 5.1% | 166 | 3,284 |
| Ledbury South | 5.1% | 180 | 3,544 |
| Eign Hill | 5.2% | 185 | 3,583 |
| Ledbury North | 5.3% | 153 | 2,878 |
| Wormside | 5.4% | 199 | 3,674 |
| Stoney Street | 5.4% | 192 | 3,528 |
| Ross West | 5.5% | 190 | 3,464 |
| Ross North | 5.6% | 205 | 3,646 |
| Leominster West | 5.8% | 159 | 2,765 |
| Leominster North & Rural | 5.8% | 226 | 3,922 |
| Bromyard Bringsty | 5.8% | 200 | 3,466 |
| Central | 5.9% | 201 | 3,414 |
| Ross East | 5.9% | 229 | 3,879 |
| Leominster South | 6.4% | 204 | 3,209 |
| Hope End | 6.6% | 236 | 3,569 |
| Widemarsh | 6.9% | 219 | 3,182 |
| College | 6.9% | 258 | 3,733 |
| Leominster East | 7.1% | 301 | 4,260 |
| Newton Farm | 7.2% | 326 | 4,528 |
| Bromyard West | 7.3% | 238 | 3,276 |
| Kington | 7.3% | 235 | 3,220 |
| Saxon Gate | 7.3% | 295 | 4,040 |
| Red Hill | 7.4% | 298 | 4,004 |
| Hinton & Hunderton | 7.9% | 346 | 4,383 |
People aged 65 or over
12.8% to 38.3%
People aged 65 or over ranged from 12.8% in Newton Farm to 38.3% in Ledbury North — a gap of 25.4 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 53 of 53 current wards with comparable figures.
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Farm | 12.8% | 582 | 4,530 |
| Saxon Gate | 13.9% | 561 | 4,040 |
| Belmont Rural | 15.2% | 556 | 3,657 |
| Widemarsh | 16% | 511 | 3,186 |
| Hinton & Hunderton | 16.2% | 710 | 4,383 |
| College | 17.8% | 663 | 3,734 |
| Central | 18% | 615 | 3,414 |
| Greyfriars | 19.1% | 741 | 3,877 |
| Red Hill | 19.3% | 773 | 4,003 |
| Bobblestock | 20.2% | 685 | 3,389 |
| Hagley | 20.4% | 878 | 4,300 |
| Holmer | 20.7% | 875 | 4,227 |
| Whitecross | 21.1% | 794 | 3,757 |
| Dinedor Hill | 21.6% | 772 | 3,582 |
| Credenhill | 22.5% | 830 | 3,695 |
| Aylestone Hill | 23.1% | 802 | 3,472 |
| Ledbury West | 23.1% | 826 | 3,572 |
| Leominster North & Rural | 24.7% | 969 | 3,927 |
| Ross North | 25.1% | 915 | 3,648 |
| Wormside | 25.1% | 923 | 3,676 |
| Bromyard West | 25.3% | 828 | 3,277 |
| Kings Acre | 25.5% | 829 | 3,248 |
| Leominster East | 26.7% | 1,136 | 4,260 |
| Leominster South | 27% | 865 | 3,209 |
| Sutton Walls | 27.7% | 909 | 3,283 |
| Eign Hill | 27.8% | 996 | 3,579 |
| Tupsley | 27.9% | 859 | 3,075 |
| Queenswood | 28.2% | 931 | 3,304 |
| Three Crosses | 28.8% | 1,023 | 3,556 |
| Backbury | 28.8% | 923 | 3,201 |
| Stoney Street | 28.9% | 1,021 | 3,530 |
| Birch | 28.9% | 889 | 3,073 |
| Golden Valley South | 29.3% | 962 | 3,287 |
| Leominster West | 29.3% | 811 | 2,765 |
| Mortimer | 29.4% | 975 | 3,318 |
| Kington | 29.5% | 951 | 3,220 |
| Ross West | 29.5% | 1,023 | 3,462 |
| Golden Valley North | 30% | 912 | 3,043 |
| Bishops Frome & Cradley | 30.4% | 933 | 3,073 |
| Old Gore | 30.7% | 955 | 3,107 |
| Kerne Bridge | 30.8% | 953 | 3,095 |
| Llangarron | 30.9% | 1,038 | 3,357 |
| Ross East | 30.9% | 1,200 | 3,879 |
| Weobley | 31.1% | 1,149 | 3,695 |
| Penyard | 31.4% | 1,107 | 3,524 |
| Arrow | 32.4% | 1,183 | 3,650 |
| Castle | 32.6% | 1,026 | 3,150 |
| Ledbury South | 33% | 1,170 | 3,547 |
| Hampton | 33.1% | 1,155 | 3,488 |
| Hope End | 33.8% | 1,207 | 3,571 |
| Bircher | 33.9% | 1,295 | 3,816 |
| Bromyard Bringsty | 34% | 1,179 | 3,468 |
| Ledbury North | 38.3% | 1,102 | 2,878 |
People aged 16+ with no qualifications
12.2% to 29.1%
People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 12.2% in Hope End to 29.1% in Newton Farm — a gap of 16.9 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 53 of 53 current wards with comparable figures.
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope End | 12.2% | 377 | 3,088 |
| Birch | 12.4% | 322 | 2,602 |
| Bishops Frome & Cradley | 12.6% | 335 | 2,650 |
| Bircher | 13% | 433 | 3,320 |
| Llangarron | 13.4% | 390 | 2,906 |
| Penyard | 13.5% | 415 | 3,072 |
| Golden Valley North | 14.2% | 365 | 2,563 |
| Tupsley | 14.3% | 366 | 2,560 |
| Kerne Bridge | 14.6% | 390 | 2,677 |
| Weobley | 14.6% | 460 | 3,156 |
| Hagley | 14.7% | 517 | 3,522 |
| Three Crosses | 14.7% | 455 | 3,090 |
| Castle | 14.8% | 400 | 2,710 |
| Dinedor Hill | 14.8% | 448 | 3,017 |
| Hampton | 14.9% | 456 | 3,065 |
| Mortimer | 14.9% | 421 | 2,820 |
| Holmer | 14.9% | 521 | 3,485 |
| Queenswood | 15% | 421 | 2,807 |
| Old Gore | 15.1% | 409 | 2,703 |
| Arrow | 15.2% | 475 | 3,131 |
| Golden Valley South | 15.9% | 438 | 2,756 |
| Greyfriars | 16% | 527 | 3,289 |
| Aylestone Hill | 16.2% | 467 | 2,882 |
| Belmont Rural | 16.3% | 491 | 3,018 |
| Sutton Walls | 16.6% | 463 | 2,793 |
| Backbury | 17.1% | 458 | 2,677 |
| Central | 17.2% | 501 | 2,912 |
| Eign Hill | 17.2% | 533 | 3,091 |
| Ledbury West | 17.8% | 523 | 2,938 |
| Bromyard Bringsty | 17.9% | 550 | 3,071 |
| Wormside | 18% | 543 | 3,023 |
| Stoney Street | 18.5% | 546 | 2,949 |
| Ledbury North | 19% | 491 | 2,590 |
| Credenhill | 19% | 570 | 2,998 |
| Bobblestock | 19.1% | 550 | 2,873 |
| Ross West | 19.4% | 573 | 2,953 |
| Kings Acre | 20.1% | 527 | 2,625 |
| Leominster North & Rural | 20.3% | 664 | 3,270 |
| Ledbury South | 20.7% | 633 | 3,053 |
| Kington | 20.8% | 575 | 2,759 |
| Whitecross | 20.9% | 653 | 3,123 |
| Leominster West | 21% | 483 | 2,298 |
| Ross North | 21.1% | 630 | 2,990 |
| Saxon Gate | 21.5% | 667 | 3,106 |
| Ross East | 21.6% | 722 | 3,341 |
| College | 21.7% | 667 | 3,072 |
| Leominster South | 22.3% | 588 | 2,638 |
| Bromyard West | 22.6% | 614 | 2,711 |
| Leominster East | 24% | 869 | 3,628 |
| Widemarsh | 25.4% | 680 | 2,681 |
| Red Hill | 25.7% | 819 | 3,190 |
| Hinton & Hunderton | 26.6% | 930 | 3,502 |
| Newton Farm | 29.1% | 989 | 3,401 |
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
9.9% to 28.4%
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 9.9% in Llangarron to 28.4% in Hinton & Hunderton — a gap of 18.6 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 53 of 53 current wards with comparable figures.
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llangarron | 9.9% | 142 | 1,437 |
| Bircher | 10.2% | 176 | 1,723 |
| Birch | 10.8% | 141 | 1,306 |
| Kerne Bridge | 11% | 145 | 1,321 |
| Hagley | 11.1% | 196 | 1,768 |
| Castle | 11.3% | 159 | 1,404 |
| Holmer | 11.5% | 201 | 1,751 |
| Belmont Rural | 11.6% | 187 | 1,613 |
| Bishops Frome & Cradley | 11.7% | 155 | 1,330 |
| Queenswood | 11.8% | 165 | 1,404 |
| Backbury | 12% | 162 | 1,351 |
| Old Gore | 12.2% | 163 | 1,340 |
| Arrow | 12.3% | 199 | 1,614 |
| Ledbury West | 12.5% | 194 | 1,549 |
| Hampton | 12.5% | 194 | 1,546 |
| Three Crosses | 12.9% | 194 | 1,504 |
| Hope End | 12.9% | 205 | 1,585 |
| Aylestone Hill | 13.2% | 193 | 1,467 |
| Tupsley | 13.2% | 175 | 1,324 |
| Golden Valley North | 13.2% | 176 | 1,331 |
| Credenhill | 13.2% | 186 | 1,404 |
| Mortimer | 13.3% | 193 | 1,452 |
| Penyard | 13.6% | 216 | 1,594 |
| Weobley | 13.6% | 223 | 1,634 |
| Greyfriars | 13.7% | 243 | 1,778 |
| Dinedor Hill | 13.9% | 217 | 1,563 |
| Sutton Walls | 14.6% | 204 | 1,402 |
| Eign Hill | 15.3% | 256 | 1,675 |
| Wormside | 15.4% | 228 | 1,483 |
| Ledbury South | 15.4% | 255 | 1,658 |
| Kings Acre | 15.5% | 215 | 1,385 |
| Golden Valley South | 15.6% | 221 | 1,414 |
| Ledbury North | 15.7% | 231 | 1,472 |
| Stoney Street | 15.8% | 239 | 1,513 |
| Bromyard Bringsty | 16.2% | 273 | 1,690 |
| Whitecross | 16.4% | 270 | 1,642 |
| Leominster West | 17.4% | 209 | 1,204 |
| Bobblestock | 17.5% | 296 | 1,688 |
| Ross North | 17.5% | 282 | 1,607 |
| Saxon Gate | 17.9% | 299 | 1,667 |
| Ross West | 18.1% | 301 | 1,664 |
| Ross East | 18.4% | 354 | 1,925 |
| Leominster North & Rural | 18.5% | 316 | 1,705 |
| Kington | 20% | 304 | 1,523 |
| Central | 20.1% | 361 | 1,797 |
| Bromyard West | 20.3% | 295 | 1,453 |
| Leominster South | 20.8% | 289 | 1,391 |
| Leominster East | 21.8% | 464 | 2,132 |
| College | 22.2% | 352 | 1,587 |
| Widemarsh | 24.8% | 389 | 1,569 |
| Red Hill | 26.1% | 448 | 1,717 |
| Newton Farm | 26.8% | 485 | 1,811 |
| Hinton & Hunderton | 28.4% | 558 | 1,962 |
Local places and initiatives
Hereford railway station
Hereford Transport Hub
A new interchange and public space beside the railway station aim to make changing between buses, trains, walking and cycling easier.
Construction continuing · evidence dated 2026-07-13
Responsible body: Herefordshire Council
Latest evidence: The July update confirms construction moving into the surrounding public areas and retains a later-2026 completion target. It does not report opening.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- Unmapped: a verified current ward boundary or council ward statement is still needed.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Major Herefordshire projects continue to make progress →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Shire Hall and Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
Shire Hall and Hereford Museum renewal
The council is revising plans for these historic buildings after surveys and rising costs made the original schemes unaffordable.
Revised designs and pre-construction work · evidence dated 2026-08-04
Responsible body: Herefordshire Council
Latest evidence: The council reports design, surveys and procurement work while revised schemes go through funding and governance processes. The Stronger Hereford Board had not yet formed a view on the revised proposals.
Next thing to establish: What is the approved cost, including ongoing maintenance?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Funding
- Not established by the evidence checked.
- Area covered
- Unmapped: a verified current ward boundary or council ward statement is still needed.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Update on Shirehall and Hereford Museum and Art Gallery projects →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- Which funding is committed, and what remains conditional?
- Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Reset Shire Hall and museum plans to a deliverable scope →
Connect local skills to local opportunities →
Target support where disadvantages overlap →
How to track delivery →Merton Meadow, Hereford
Merton Meadow flood alleviation and wetlands
Flood works use connected ponds and wetlands to prepare the area for possible future homes and public space.
Construction of flood-alleviation works started · evidence dated 2026-02-11
Responsible body: Herefordshire Council and Speller Metcalfe
Latest evidence: The council reports a £2 million government-funded flood scheme under construction. It describes drainage capacity for up to 400 homes, subject to separate planning and development decisions. Drainage capacity is not permission, funding or completion of those homes.
Next thing to establish: Which neighbourhoods are covered by an official project plan, and which benefits still need testing?
Progress, funding and source
- Cost
- £2 million flood-alleviation scheme, as reported in February 2026; this is not the cost of the proposed housing.
- Funding
- Central government funding for the flood-alleviation scheme.
- Area covered
- No verified current ward footprint is assigned. The named location or council-wide remit does not establish benefits in every ward.
No verified ward footprint is assigned.
Merton Meadow flood alleviation and wetlands →
Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.
Questions for the next progress report
- What is the next published milestone, and what evidence will show residents benefit?
Verify flood and drainage works before counting future homes →
Make room for homes people can afford →
Target support where disadvantages overlap →
How to track delivery →