Housing in HR8 2LU
What the homes in HR8 2LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ledbury
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,122 (2024)
HR8 2LULedbury
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (57.2%). Flats make up 15.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
72% of households in the HR8 2LU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 52.2% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned72%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented24.1%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.6%). 15.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HR8 2LU (Ledbury) (about 2,122 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.