# Ledbury

East Herefordshire. 9,843 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 46 square kilometres.

Ledbury had 9,439 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02002923. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ledbury was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 3,446th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/ledbury#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,439** (2021). Ledbury had 9,439 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,663rd most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/ledbury#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Ledbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/ledbury#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.3%** (January 2026). In Ledbury, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/ledbury#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002923) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Ledbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002923) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 216 homes were sold in Ledbury in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002923) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Ledbury.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002923) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Ledbury had 9,439 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Ledbury

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ledbury at a rate of 55.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Herefordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 208 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 97 |
| Other crime | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Ledbury compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Ledbury | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £285,000 | 8th cheapest | 23 middle areas, Herefordshire · 2025 |
| Population | 9,439 | 7th most populated | 23 middle areas, Herefordshire · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 middle areas, Herefordshire · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 82.3% | 11th lowest | 23 middle areas, Herefordshire · Jan 2026 |

## Is Ledbury safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ledbury at a rate of 55.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Herefordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ledbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (208), anti-social behaviour (97) and other crime (90).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Herefordshire

These figures are published for the whole of Herefordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Herefordshire and not Ledbury alone. [See Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)

- **Average house price: £291,495** (August 2026). Herefordshire’s average house price was £291,495 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,730** (2025). Full-time workers living in Herefordshire earned a median of £34,730 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 50th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.4×** (2025). A home in Herefordshire costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 111th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.8** (2025). Herefordshire has a deprivation score of 18.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 145th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Ledbury in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ledbury was £285,000 in 2025.
Ledbury had 9,439 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Ledbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ledbury, 82.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002923
- Ward: [Ledbury North †](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/ward/ledbury-north)
- Constituency: [North Herefordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-herefordshire)
- Council: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 46.06 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,843*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 35

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

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## Latest updates for Ledbury

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002923

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/ledbury, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/ledbury#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/ledbury