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On New Street, in Ledbury
What it's like at HR8 2EL: every home that has sold on New Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on New Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
10 of the 139 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Meadow View, New StreetTerraced | Jul 1995 | £52,500 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Meadow View, New StreetTerraced | Nov 2024 | £190,000 | 78 m² | £2,436/m² | 1 |
| Allington, New StreetSemi-detached | Oct 2023 | £372,000 | 102 m² | £3,647/m² | 3 |
| Arkle, New StreetDetached | Aug 2014 | £295,000 | 131 m² | £2,252/m² | 4 |
| Ballavayre, New StreetDetached | Dec 2012 | £288,000 | 162 m² | £1,778/m² | 2 |
| Belle Vue, New StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2018 | £256,000 | 90 m² | £2,844/m² | 1 |
| Bramleigh, New StreetDetached | Oct 2004 | £288,000 | 250 m² | £1,152/m² | 1 |
| Brandywell, New StreetDetached | Dec 2016 | £352,000 | 192 m² | £1,833/m² | 1 |
| Corners, New StreetTerraced | Feb 1997 | £49,000 | 62 m² | £790/m² | 2 |
| Cranleigh House, New StreetDetached | Oct 2005 | £300,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Glenhurst, New StreetDetached · company-owned | Apr 2003 | £245,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Greystones, New StreetDetached | Sept 2005 | £190,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Harlyn, New StreetDetached | May 2010 | £287,000 | 136 m² | £2,110/m² | 2 |
| Honeysuckle Cottage, New StreetDetached | Jul 2019 | £340,000 | 128 m² | £2,656/m² | 3 |
| New Bungalow, New StreetDetached | Nov 2008 | £220,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Oakdene, New StreetDetached · company-owned | Sept 2016 | £180,000 | 67 m² | £2,687/m² | 1 |
| Opp-Cem, New StreetDetached | Dec 2001 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Orchard House, New StreetDetached | Sept 2018 | £480,000 | 211 m² | £2,275/m² | 3 |
| Rosyna, New StreetTerraced | Dec 2000 | £63,500 | – | – | 3 |
| Wilkeswood, New StreetDetached | Nov 2011 | £270,000 | 116 m² | £2,328/m² | 4 |
| Winslow, New StreetSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £403,000 | 114 m² | £3,535/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Ledbury, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 195k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Hereford.
The nearest bus stop is Churchill Meadow, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 600); 5 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (33 by car).
The nearest primary school is Ledbury Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is John Masefield High School, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 46.2 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 700 m away, with LDA Meats of Ledbury closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ledbury Health Partnership (750 m), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, George's Barber Shop is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The County Hospital, 19 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 22 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Quality Fish & Chips Shop is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Brewery Inn the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 289 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 599 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 65 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
North Herefordshire constituency: Dr Ellie Chowns MP (Green Party), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Green gain from Con, majority 5,894 (11.7%), turnout 69%. Vote shares: Green Party 43%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 16%, Labour 6%.
7 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near HR8 2EL →
No crimes recorded "on or near" New Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 109 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 50 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 3.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 90.2% | 65.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.8% | 21.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.8% | 8.9% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Warren, Hay On Wye · about 55 min
Nearest: Cheltenham Lido · about 32 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.