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Postcode · Ross-on-Wye

Housing in HR9 5HT

What the homes in HR9 5HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ross-on-Wye
Council
Herefordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,223 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (24.7%). Flats make up 36.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

HR9 5HTEngland
Detached24.7%22.9%
Semi-detached23.4%31.5%
Terraced14.6%23%
Purpose-built flat18.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building11.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.2% of households in the HR9 5HT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 36.1% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.

HR9 5HT
55%
30%
15%
England
  • Owned55.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented29.6%20.5%
  • Social rented15.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HR9 5HTEngland
Owned outright36.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association13.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 46.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HR9 5HTEngland
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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 (26%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

HR9 5HTEngland
Living alone, under 6626%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.6%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 HR9 5HT (Ross-on-Wye) (about 1,223 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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