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Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath

Middle area

East Herefordshire. 6,030 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 79 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£490,000
Joint 1,035th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,799
Joint 2,511th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath at a rate of 29.4 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 offences93
Burglary26
Other crime21
Anti-social behaviour17
Criminal damage and arson15
Vehicle crime5
Drug offences0
Robbery0
Shoplifting0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Colwall, Cradley & Wellington HeathMiddle
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. Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath is £490,000.
£490,000most 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. Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath is 5,799.
5,7993rd 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%. Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath is 77.3%.
77.3%7th lowest

Is Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath at a rate of 29.4 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, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (93), burglary (26) and other crime (21).

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 Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath alone. See Herefordshire

Average house price
£291,495
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,730
50th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.4×
Joint 111th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.8
145th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath was £490,000 in 2025.

Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath had 5,799 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath, 77.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.