Herefordshire, County of
8 datasets are currently published for Herefordshire, County of. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Herefordshire, County of compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 263rd of 361 (14.9 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 158th of 318 (shared with 3 other local authority districts) (£280,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 116th of 132 (15.9%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Herefordshire, County of: 2,855, July 2026 (+0.2% year on year, from 2,850). 2,855 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,470, 51%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (820). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 7% higher (565). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Herefordshire, County of: 2,860, July 2026 (+0.5% year on year, from 2,845). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Herefordshire: 101.2, June 2026 (+4.8% year on year, from 96.6). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Herefordshire, County of: £280,000, Q2 2026 (-1.8% year on year, from £285,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Herefordshire, County of: 15.9%, 2024/25 (-3.2 percentage points year on year, from 19.2%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Herefordshire, County of: 59, Q1 2026 (-6.3% year on year, from 63). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Herefordshire, County of: 192,539, 2025 (+0.2% year on year, from 192,067). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Herefordshire, County of: 277, 2025 (-16.8% year on year, from 333). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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