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Housing in HR4 9YH

What the homes in HR4 9YH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hereford Central
Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,522 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.5%). Flats make up 30.4%, above the 22.2% across England.

HR4 9YHEngland
Detached4.9%22.9%
Semi-detached17%31.5%
Terraced47.5%23%
Purpose-built flat24.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.2% of households in the HR4 9YH area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 14.6% with a mortgage.

HR4 9YH
30%
33%
34%
England
  • Owned30.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.5%1%
  • Private rented33.1%20.5%
  • Social rented34.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HR4 9YHEngland
Owned outright15.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council6.2%8.3%
From a housing association27.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HR4 9YHEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.4%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

HR4 9YHEngland
Living alone, under 6627.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 HR4 9YH (Hereford Central) (about 1,522 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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