Bodenham
Bodenham is a village in Herefordshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. There are around 1 GP surgeries, 6 bus stops, and no nearest railway station data is provided. In June 2026, there were around 2 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bodenham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Herefordshire, County of area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 187,037 residents at roughly 86 people per km².
- Council
- Herefordshire, County of
- County
- Herefordshire
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Police force
- West Mercia
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 138th of 294 English council areas — better than 53% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 6° · 50% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:37
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
277 reported road collisions (2025)
88 killed or seriously injured · 378 casualties · 14.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
13 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Leominster (8.9 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£291,495 average▲ 1.9% YoY
Across Herefordshire, County of · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£821 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £596
- 2 bed £773
- 3 bed £955
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,409 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 134.8p · AppleGreen (11.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (11.8 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
187,037 residents in Herefordshire, County of · 86/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,374
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,982
- Net moves+1,392
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 136 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,574 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (23% of 90,500)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
115 schools · 24,767 pupils
78 primary · 14 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 32 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)
98 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Fairfield High SchoolOutstanding
- Earl Mortimer CollegeGood
- The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat SchoolGood
- Whitecross HerefordGood
- Aylestone SchoolRequires improvement
- The Hereford Church of England AcademyRequires improvement
- John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy
- John Masefield High School
- Kingstone High School
- Lady Hawkins' School
- Queen Elizabeth High School
- St Mary's RC High School
- Weobley High School
- Wigmore School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Herefordshire, County of
Care & health services
223 CQC-registered services
- Care homes86
- GP practices25
- Dentists47
- Homecare agencies51
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Herefordshire, County of
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 40 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
374 applications decided
96.5% granted · 361 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 1
- Con 20
- LD 12
- Grn 8
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£713 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,031 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
38% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 92,995 certificates
18.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.6 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 61.7 women · 62.3 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
16 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in HR1
- Hereford Medical Group
- Cantilupe Surgery
- Wargrave House Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Herefordshire:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks428 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases295 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills255 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately204 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND143 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Bodenham · 1.0 kmBodenham is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and on a bend in the River Lugg, about seven miles south of Leominster. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,024, reducing to 998 at…
Dinmore railway station (England) · 2.2 kmDinmore railway station served the villages of Bodenham and Hope under Dinmore, Herefordshire, England between 1853 and 1958.
Dinmore Tunnel · 2.3 kmDinmore Tunnel is the name given to two railway tunnels located on the former Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (S&HR) line between Hereford station and Leominster station. The first tunnel was built in 1853, with the s…
Hampton Court Castle · 2.4 kmHampton Court Castle, also known as Hampton Court or Hampton Castle, is a castellated country house in the English county of Herefordshire. The house is in the parish of Hope under Dinmore 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Le…
Dinmore Hill · 2.6 kmDinmore Hill rises steeply above the River Lugg in Herefordshire, England and is effectively the prominent eastern ridge of an area of high ground which reaches a height of 236 m (774 ft) at Birley Hill some 4 to 5 km…
Queen's Wood Country Park · 2.9 kmQueen's Wood Country Park is the only designated country park in the county of Herefordshire. A tourist attraction on Dinmore Hill, it has two components. Its arboretum is a 47-acre (0.19 km2) tree collection with ove…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bodenham?
- Bodenham is a town in Herefordshire, England, in the Herefordshire, County of local authority.
- How deprived is Bodenham?
- The Herefordshire, County of local authority, which includes Bodenham, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.