Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
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Herefordshire, County of area decision report
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Median affordability sits at 8.5x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 80.6% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 96.6% and 5G reaches 3.5% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Affordability: High-cost at 8.5xSchools: 12 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 80.6%Mobile: 4G 96.6% · 5G 3.5%Planning: No nearby planning
- Median sold price, last 5 years £287,000Based on 16,189 sales · Latest sale in data: 27 Feb 2026
- Affordability High-costMedian ratio 8.5x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 80.6%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 96.6%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
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Affordability and price
High-cost at 8.5xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 8.5x in 2025, with a median house price of £295,000 and residence earnings of £34,730.
Broadband
Gigabit 80.6%Gigabit availability is 80.6%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.6%.
Mobile
4G 96.6% · 5G 3.5%4G strong-coverage share is 96.6%, with 5G at 3.5% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Herefordshire, County of in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
12 nearby school rows12 nearby school rows matched postcode area HR8 2GU for Herefordshire, County of. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
2,042 mapped stopsHerefordshire, County of currently links 2,042 mapped transport stops, including 2,034 local bus or tram access points and 8 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 1,826 stops are marked active and 216 inactive. Top localities include Hereford (155), Ross-on-Wye (54), Ledbury (46).
Local business
Score 100/100Herefordshire, County of currently links 847 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 251 food and drink, 218 nightlife, 138 grocery. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Herefordshire, County of.
Crime
Latest month 854Herefordshire, County of recorded 854 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 11,024, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. West Mercia Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Herefordshire, County of, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity group
Food and drink
251 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by cafe (106), restaurant (78), fast food (67).
Amenity group
Nightlife
218 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (203), bar (15).
Amenity group
Grocery
138 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (73), supermarket (37), butcher (17).
Amenity group
Retail
94 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by clothes (36), mobile phone (13), diy (12).
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HR8 2GU
HR8 2GU has 82 recorded sales with a median sold price of £304,998.
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HR4 8FJ
HR4 8FJ has 56 recorded sales with a median sold price of £329,818.
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HR2 9TT
HR2 9TT has 52 recorded sales with a median sold price of £209,000.
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