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Ledbury

Middle area

East Herefordshire. 9,843 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 46 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 Ledbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£285,000
Joint 3,446th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,439
1,663rd most 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
82.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences208
Anti-social behaviour97
Other crime90
Criminal damage and arson55
Vehicle crime27
Burglary26
Shoplifting25
Drug offences14
Robbery3
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Ledbury compares

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

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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. Ledbury is £285,000.
£285,0008th cheapest
Population23 middle areas, Herefordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Herefordshire23 areas from 5,665 to 11,761. The middle area is 7,862. Ledbury is 9,439.
9,4397th most 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%. Ledbury 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%. Ledbury is 82.3%.
82.3%11th lowest

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

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
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.