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Housing in HR6 8DE

What the homes in HR6 8DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Leominster South
Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,682 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (27.6%). Flats make up 47.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

HR6 8DEEngland
Detached8.9%22.9%
Semi-detached17.9%31.5%
Terraced25.2%23%
Purpose-built flat27.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building14.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.1% of households in the HR6 8DE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 44.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 19.6% own outright and 11.5% with a mortgage.

HR6 8DE
31%
44%
24%
England
  • Owned31.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented44.1%20.5%
  • Social rented24.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HR6 8DEEngland
Owned outright19.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association22.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 54.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HR6 8DEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.5%). 15.1% of households include dependent children.

HR6 8DEEngland
Living alone, under 6636.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 HR6 8DE (Leominster South) (about 1,682 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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