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Pembridge

Pembridge is a village in Herefordshire, England, with a population of around 489. It has 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Titley Junction, 6.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Pembridge 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
52/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 139th of 294 English council areas — better than 53% of them.

Low crime79
Home affordability43
Affordable rents76
Good schools20
Life expectancy60
Low deprivation43
Employment68
Low council tax17

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

19°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 10° · 85% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:36

12h 56m 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

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 200% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Kington and Weobley · West Mercia

Local policing priorities

  • Issue: Road Safety You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local concerns.
  • Issue: Anti-social behaviour You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data and ongoing local…

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

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

18 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 14 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Titley Junction (6.3 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Leominster (11.1 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£289,715 average 4.8% YoY

Across Herefordshire, County of · to 2026-06

Detached£446,120
Semi-detached£279,614
Terraced£209,228
Flat£126,650

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 (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

Sport & leisure

  • 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)

A £1,716
B £2,002
C £2,288
D £2,574
E £3,146
F £3,719
G £4,291
H £5,149

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

  • In a conservation area (Pembridge)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 59 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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

12,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn 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

95% low-carbon electricity

Wind 67% · Nuclear 15% · Solar 12% · Gas 5%

20 gCO₂/kWh · very low 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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Pembridge · 0.0 km

    Pembridge 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 · 0.1 km

    The 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…

  • Pembridge railway station · 1.0 km

    Pembridge railway station was a station in Pembridge, Herefordshire, England. The station was opened in 1856 and closed in 1955.

  • Shobdon Airfield · 2.7 km

    Shobdon Airfield is an airport 6 NM south of Shobdon village, and west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

  • Eardisland · 2.8 km

    Eardisland 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…

  • Marston Halt railway station · 3.1 km

    Marston Halt railway station was a station in Marston, Herefordshire, England. The station was opened in 1856 and closed in 1955. The station was located north east of the village, at the top of Marston Lane.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Pembridge?
Pembridge is a town in Herefordshire, England, in the Herefordshire, County of local authority.
What is the population of Pembridge?
Pembridge has an approximate settlement population of 489.
How deprived is Pembridge?
The Herefordshire, County of local authority, which includes Pembridge, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.