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Hereford area guide

Who lives in Hereford, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Population
62,387 (2024)
At a glance

What Hereford is like

Hereford is a city in Herefordshire in the West Midlands. It is home to about 62,387 people across 27,262 households. 59% of households own their home, 20.8% rent privately and 19% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 59.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Hereford compares

Headline figures for Hereford, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.8/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle: 28.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 45 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
81%

Rated good or better across 21 inspected schools in Hereford.

Household incomeMore
£47,023

Average annual income before tax, higher than 33% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Questions

Hereford FAQs

01
Is Hereford a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.8 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 28.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 81% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
Is Hereford safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around Hereford, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
03
Who lives in Hereford?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.4% of residents. 59% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (33.9%).
04
Which council covers Hereford?

The local authority for Hereford is Herefordshire.

Hereford comes under Herefordshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is Hereford?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 45 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Hereford Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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