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Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield

Middle area

North Herefordshire. 6,415 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 229 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 87% of people in Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£411,250
Joint 1,795th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,263
3,146th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
87%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
64.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield at a rate of 27.4 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences69
Other crime44
Burglary19
Criminal damage and arson19
Anti-social behaviour14
Vehicle crime6
Shoplifting3
Drug offences1
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield compares

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Median sale price23 middle areas, Herefordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Herefordshire23 areas from £205,000 to £490,000. The middle area is £307,500. Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield is £411,250.
£411,2504th most expensive
Population23 middle areas, Herefordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Herefordshire23 areas from 5,665 to 11,761. The middle area is 7,862. Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield is 6,263.
6,2635th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares23 middle areas, Herefordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Herefordshire23 areas from 66.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield is 87.0%.
87%3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage23 middle areas, Herefordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Herefordshire23 areas from 35.7% to 99.9%. The middle area is 88.1%. Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield is 64.0%.
64.0%4th lowest

Is Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield at a rate of 27.4 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, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (69), other crime (44) and burglary (19).

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 Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield alone. See Herefordshire

Average house price
£289,607
Up 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,730
50th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
Joint 115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.8
145th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield was £411,250 in 2025.

Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield had 6,263 usual residents at the census.

About 87% of people in Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Wigmore, Orleton & Brimfield, 64.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.