Herefordshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£446,001

Semi-detached

£279,133

Terraced

£209,574

Flat or maisonette

£126,501

First-time buyers

£223,779

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  160,430 in 1991 → 191,047 in 2024 (+19.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £173,709 in 2005 → £289,607 in 2026 (+66.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £321 in 2008 → £606 in 2025 (+88.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  79.4% in 2004 → 80.5% in 2023 (+1.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.6% in 2001 → 2.7% in 2025 (+68.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,206 in 1997 → £26,031 in 2024 (+155.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Herefordshire; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Home gas use · Environment8,586 kWh (2024/25) · 37th lowest of 347
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills15.9% (2024/25) · 17th lowest of 132
• No qualifications · Education & skills3.7% (2023) · 45th lowest of 293
• Job density · Economy & work0.95 jobs per resident (2024) · 62nd highest of 350

Where it ranks worst

• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access21 min (2019) · 318th lowest of 326
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work13.1% (2024) · 285th lowest of 296
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access47% (May 2024) · 297th highest of 318
• Productivity · Economy & work£32.9 per hour (2023) · 298th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.4 years · England 80.0 · 53rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.6 years · England 83.8 · 42nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.3 years · England 60.9 · 52nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.7 years · England 61.3 · 59th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)288.3 per 100k · England 321.0 · 46th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.8% · England 10.4 · 101st lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)64.6% · England 64.6 · 65th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)72.0% · England 68.3 · 18th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.5 score · England 46.0 · 102nd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)21.9% · England 5.8 · 149th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.8% · England 19.8 · 88th lowest of 153