Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in Herefordshire
Homes in Herefordshire sold for an average £291,495, up 1.9% on a year ago. That is more than in 54% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at +6.6% a year, faster than the +2.0% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £291,495
- Change in a year
- +1.9%
- −1.5% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 54%
- of UK councils
Herefordshire: +17.3% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Herefordshire
- West Midlands
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Month | Herefordshire | West Midlands | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £307,386 (£286,317–£328,456) | £253,114 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £306,062 (£286,043–£326,082) | £252,915 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £304,738 (£285,797–£323,679) | £252,716 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £303,414 (£285,585–£321,242) | £252,518 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £302,089 (£285,413–£318,765) | £252,319 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £300,765 (£285,292–£316,238) | £252,121 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £299,441 (£285,233–£313,649) | £251,922 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £298,116 (£285,255–£310,978) | £251,724 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £296,792 (£285,386–£308,199) | £251,525 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £295,468 (£285,675–£305,261) | £251,327 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £294,144 (£286,218–£302,070) | £251,128 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £292,819 (£287,265–£298,374) | £250,930 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £291,495 | £250,731 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £289,011 | £250,175 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £289,022 | £249,325 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £286,338 | £248,861 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £289,878 | £250,664 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £284,824 | £246,919 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £282,378 | £250,140 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £280,642 | £247,199 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £286,207 | £245,747 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £289,693 | £247,711 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £289,595 | £248,716 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £287,598 | £248,129 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £285,981 | £247,879 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £284,450 | £247,117 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £276,425 | £244,557 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £274,093 | £241,287 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £273,092 | £236,991 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £281,536 | £246,603 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £283,327 | £244,610 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £281,968 | £241,526 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £285,270 | £241,278 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £286,059 | £243,459 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £287,489 | £241,362 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £281,779 | £242,607 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £279,927 | £241,068 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £278,633 | £239,774 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £277,946 | £238,654 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £275,073 | £236,114 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £275,161 | £233,571 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £275,966 | £231,972 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £279,727 | £232,662 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £280,389 | £232,200 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £280,962 | £234,452 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £278,039 | £235,472 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £284,088 | £236,787 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £281,992 | £239,026 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £283,209 | £238,205 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £275,447 | £237,687 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £276,529 | £235,260 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £275,422 | £233,888 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £277,006 | £231,640 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £279,979 | £230,851 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £283,173 | £238,586 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £286,139 | £237,934 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £284,133 | £239,619 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £289,459 | £239,630 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £288,008 | £241,762 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £285,833 | £240,079 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £277,162 | £238,546 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £272,433 | £237,741 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £271,107 | £231,031 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £268,588 | £229,576 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £267,197 | £226,561 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £267,135 | £225,611 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £266,832 | £223,616 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £264,796 | £221,008 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £260,537 | £220,926 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £257,036 | £217,691 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £253,104 | £212,178 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £248,606 | £219,567 | £245,371 |
Reports for Herefordshire
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £286,317 and £328,456 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £307,386
- Chance of a rise
- 83%
At the average sale price, a home costs £291,495. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,345 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 23%
- Payment, one income
- 46%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £831
- Owning per month
- £1,372
26.9% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 510
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.6
Figures for United Kingdom: Herefordshire has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 1995. The deepest began in September 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −18.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 78 months
In 2025 the population grew by 511 while 400 homes were finished: 1.3 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.3
- Population change, 2025
- +511
5.5% of the 88,148 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 5.5%
- Empty homes
- 4,860
In 2025, 13% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 13%
Other councils in West Midlands
Average price
- £400,000 and over
- £300,000 to £400,000
- £250,000 to £300,000
- £200,000 to £250,000
- £150,000 to £200,000
- Under £150,000
- No published price
| Local authority | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Stratford-on-Avon | £396,711 | +1.3% |
| Warwick | £370,924 | +1.5% |
| Malvern Hills | £349,550 | +4.3% |
| Lichfield | £339,176 | +2.7% |
| Bromsgrove | £332,683 | +1.2% |
| Solihull | £332,022 | +0.2% |
| Wychavon | £322,210 | −0.4% |
| South Staffordshire | £308,695 | +2.3% |
| Herefordshire | £291,495 | +1.9% |
| Rugby | £278,324 | −2.2% |
| Shropshire | £277,521 | −0.9% |
| North Warwickshire | £268,337 | +2.5% |
| Stafford | £260,446 | +3.5% |
| Worcester | £257,871 | +1.6% |
| Redditch | £247,042 | −1.7% |
| Birmingham | £234,867 | +1.5% |
| Dudley | £233,819 | +3.4% |
| Wyre Forest | £233,740 | +0.3% |
| Tamworth | £232,956 | −0.1% |
| Cannock Chase | £231,333 | −1.3% |
| East Staffordshire | £229,876 | +2.0% |
| Coventry | £227,721 | +3.8% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | £226,730 | −0.2% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | £224,481 | +5.1% |
| Telford and Wrekin | £221,853 | +1.2% |
| Walsall | £216,878 | +2.6% |
| Wolverhampton | £215,801 | +2.7% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | £208,269 | +5.2% |
| Sandwell | £207,065 | 0.0% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | £150,112 | −0.2% |