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Housing in HR2 7PP

What the homes in HR2 7PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hereford South
Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,940 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.3%). Flats make up 14.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

HR2 7PPEngland
Detached14.7%22.9%
Semi-detached41.3%31.5%
Terraced26.9%23%
Purpose-built flat14%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.2% of households in the HR2 7PP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 28.1% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

HR2 7PP
57%
16%
26%
England
  • Owned57.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.5%1%
  • Private rented15.6%20.5%
  • Social rented25.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HR2 7PPEngland
Owned outright28.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council10.5%8.3%
From a housing association15.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HR2 7PPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

HR2 7PPEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Herefordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Herefordshire (August 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HerefordshireEngland
All homes£821£1,459
One bedroom£596£1,195
Two bedrooms£773£1,335
Three bedrooms£955£1,489
Four or more£1,345£2,161
Detached£1,132£1,640
Semi-detached£909£1,449
Terraced£781£1,435
Flat or maisonette£654£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HR2 7PP (Hereford South) (about 1,940 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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