Eardisland
Eardisland is a village in Herefordshire, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café and 2 bus stops. No crime figures or nearest railway station data is provided. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Eardisland area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Herefordshire, County of area is around the average in England (IoD2019). 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 139th 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
16°CLight rain shower
- Today: 22° / 15° · 76% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:33
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
333 reported road collisions (2024)
94 killed or seriously injured · 470 casualties · 17.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
17 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Leominster (8.2 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£289,715 average▲ 4.8% YoY
Across Herefordshire, County of · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£811 average monthly rent▲ 2.3% YoY
- 1 bed £589
- 2 bed £764
- 3 bed £943
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 141.8p · AppleGreen (7.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (7.4 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 60 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Leominster (6.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- 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)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 137 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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 · 24,851 pupils
78 primary · 14 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 33 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)
99inspected 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
221 CQC-registered services
- Care homes86
- GP practices23
- Dentists47
- Homecare agencies51
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Herefordshire, County of
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
331 applications decided
93.1% granted · 308 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Dr Ellie Chowns
Green Party
North Herefordshire
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 1
- Con 20
- LD 12
- Grn 8
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,035 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised
e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats
Source: Adzuna
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
Grid electricity
63% low-carbon electricity
Gas 29% · Nuclear 29% · Wind 19% · Biomass 15%
135 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Herefordshire:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office381 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership341 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership319 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases293 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s266 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Eardisland · 0.1 kmEardisland is a village and civil parish on the River Arrow, about 5 miles (8 km) west of the market town of Leominster, Herefordshire. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Upper Hardwick, Lower Hardwick and Lower…
Burton Court, Eardisland · 1.3 kmBurton Court is a Grade II* listed English country manor house in the Parish of Eardisland, southwest of Leominster, Herefordshire, England. The manor dates to at least the 11th century and the current house to the ea…
- Ox House railway station · 2.5 km
Ox House railway station was a station to the southwest of Shobdon, Herefordshire, England, close to Shobdon Aerodrome.
Pembridge · 2.9 kmPembridge is a village and civil parish in the Arrow valley in Herefordshire, England. The village is on the A44 road about 6 miles (10 km) east of Kington and 7 miles (11 km) west of Leominster. The civil parish incl…
St Mary's Church, Pembridge · 2.9 kmThe Church of St Mary the Virgin, Pembridge, Herefordshire, United Kingdom is an active parish church in the Diocese of Hereford. The church is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus. It is a Grade I listed building. Its…
- Shobdon Airfield · 3.0 km
Shobdon Airfield is an airport 6 NM south of Shobdon village, and west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eardisland?
- Eardisland is a town in Herefordshire, England, in the Herefordshire, County of local authority.
- How deprived is Eardisland?
- The Herefordshire, County of local authority, which includes Eardisland, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.