Housing in SY8 2LL
What the homes in SY8 2LL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,877 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (47.5%). Flats make up 2.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SY8 2LL area is broadly in line with that, at 67.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.3% of households against 20.5%. 43.9% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented18.3%20.5%
- Social rented13.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.7%. 21.9% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY8 2LL sits in (Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield): about 1,877 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.