St Michaels
St Michaels is a village in Herefordshire, England. It has 2 bus stops. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the St Michaels 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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 16° · 30% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Martley and Tenbury · 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 concerns.
- Issue: Rural Crime You said: This is a priority for the next 3 months, based on resident feedback, crime data, and ongoing concerns.
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
37 food businesses within 2 miles
- 30 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Leominster (10.7 km):
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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 (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 148.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Teme Street Car Park (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches3
- Golf courses1
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
- 13 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
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 & greens13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,035 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in West Worcestershire:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership389 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership380 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing373 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office342 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s252 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Tenbury Wells · 0.2 kmThe Church of St Michael and All Angels is an Anglican church about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Tenbury Wells, in Worcestershire, England. It was built in 1858 as part of St Michael's College, a former school. The c…
St Michael's College, Tenbury · 0.2 kmSt Michael's College at Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, England, was founded by Sir Frederick Ouseley in 1856 as a boys' preparatory school. Ouseley created the school to provide a model for the performance of Anglican…
Berrington Green · 0.9 kmBerrington Green is a village in Worcestershire, England near Tenbury Wells.

- Tenbury High Ormiston Academy · 2.0 km
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Tenbury Wells in the English county of Worcestershire. In 2005 it was awarded specialist science and mathematics status.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Michaels?
- St Michaels is a town in Herefordshire, England, in the Herefordshire, County of local authority.
- How deprived is St Michaels?
- The Herefordshire, County of local authority, which includes St Michaels, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.