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Postcode · Ross-on-Wye

Housing in HR9 7QB

What the homes in HR9 7QB 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
1,522 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.2%). Flats make up 39.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

HR9 7QBEngland
Detached11.2%22.9%
Semi-detached21.9%31.5%
Terraced27.7%23%
Purpose-built flat36.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.2% of households in the HR9 7QB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 16.6% with a mortgage.

HR9 7QB
43%
16%
40%
England
  • Owned43.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented16.1%20.5%
  • Social rented39.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

HR9 7QBEngland
Owned outright26.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council13.9%8.3%
From a housing association25.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

HR9 7QBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.

HR9 7QBEngland
Living alone, under 6626%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%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 HR9 7QB (Ross-on-Wye) (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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