Kingsland

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• Today: 9° / 4° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:35

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Chepstow A48, United Kingdom

• 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

1 reported · August 2026▼ 67% YoY

• Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Leominster · West Mercia

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

7 food businesses within 2 miles

• 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Leominster (6.2 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£291,495 average▲ 1.9% YoY

Across Herefordshire, County of · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 141.8p · AppleGreen (5.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (5.4 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: The Riverside At Aymestrey (4.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

187,037 residents in Herefordshire, County of · 86/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Herefordshire, County of

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

• In a conservation area (Kingsland)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 42 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

374 applications decided

96.5% granted · 361 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green Party

North Herefordshire

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative (minority)

• Lab 1
• Con 20
• LD 12
• Grn 8
• Oth 12

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

12,125 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

23 jobs advertised · £31,684 avg

e.g. Rental Property Cleaner, Practice Nurse, End-of-Lease Cleaning Professional

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Wind 33% · Nuclear 18% · Imports 4%

169 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in HR6

• Ryeland Surgery
• The Mortimer Medical Prac

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  Kingsland, Herefordshire · 0.2 km

  Kingsland is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Herefordshire, 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Leominster. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 986.

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  Church of St Michael and All Angels, Kingsland · 0.2 km

  The Church of St Michael and All Angels is an Anglican church in the village of Kingsland, in Herefordshire, England. It is in the Diocese of Hereford. The building dates from the early 14th century, with some later a…

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  Kingsland railway station (England) · 0.7 km

  Kingsland railway station was a station in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England. The station was opened in 1856, closed to passengers in 1955 and closed completely in 1964.

• Luctonians Cricket Club Ground · 1.2 km

  The Luctonians Cricket Club Ground in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England is the home ground of Luctonians Cricket Club.

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  Battle of Mortimer's Cross · 2.0 km

  The Battle of Mortimer's Cross was fought on 2 February, 1461 near Kingsland, Herefordshire, not far from the Welsh border. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses. The opposing forces consisted of, on one side…

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  Lucton · 2.8 km

  Lucton is a village near the town of Leominster in the county of Herefordshire, England. It is best known for being the location of Lucton School, an independent, mixed-gender day and boarding school.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)