Bromesberrow Heath’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Bromesberrow Heath’s built-up area.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Bromesberrow HeathGloucestershire
Some 417 people live in this village, in Gloucestershire, South West.
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Photo: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
417
Census 2021 · Forest of Dean council
Median home
£365K
10 sales in 3 years
Median age
55.2
34% are 65+ · Gloucestershire 20%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bromesberrow Heath a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Bromesberrow Heath has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 3% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 43% of its homes date from before 1919. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Bromesberrow Heath stand out
The 3 things Bromesberrow Heath does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
34% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bromesberrow Heath.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Bromesberrow Heath: 34% are 65 or over, above Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
55.2median age
Degrees are held by 32% of adults, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (34%). Under 15: 12% of residents. The age that splits Bromesberrow Heath in two is 55.2. The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
Bromesberrow HeathGloucestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
34%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bromesberrow Heath | Gloucestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gloucestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Bromesberrow Heath
Below is its only school. Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School’s results beat just over four in five schools in England like it. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 56% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 57 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Bromesberrow Heath: 13% commute under 5 km, below Gloucestershire’s towns and England’s towns
3%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.5. The car took 93% of commuters, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 3.4% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Of the commuters living in Bromesberrow Heath, 1% work in the town itself.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
£56K
mean household income, before tax
3.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Bromesberrow Heath than in Gloucestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 72%
£365Kmedian sale
6% live in social housing, below both Gloucestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £828 a month across the Forest of Dean council area. The median sale, £365,000, comes from 10 standard sales inside Bromesberrow Heath’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bromesberrow Heath£365K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £401,250 | 8 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
22%
rent privately · England 21%
£828
average private rent a month, Forest of Dean council area
£2,369
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Bromesberrow Heath records less violent crime per resident than Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns, at 7 per 1,000 a year
7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Police recorded 2 crimes inside Bromesberrow Heath’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Gloucestershire’s towns (9.2) and England’s towns (7.8). Burglary and damage add up to 9.5 per 1,000 residents each year.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary2
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
2
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
More people in Bromesberrow Heath say their health is bad than in Gloucestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 6%
83%good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Bromesberrow Heath is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 11 miles away. Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, above Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 3.3 miles off.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Bromesberrow Heath | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
79.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Bromesberrow Heath keeps more of its old housing than Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 43% built before 1919
1listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Every one of Bromesberrow Heath’s 1 listed building sits at Grade II, the most common listing. Scaled to its population, that is 24 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in the town.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
43%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
24
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bromesberrow Heath
13pages on Bromesberrow Heath
The big questions
Safety7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £365K · rent £828 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 79.9 (men), 85 (women)Work & commute54% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Eastnor Castle and 8 more in and around Bromesberrow Heath
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bromesberrow Heath. Best known first.
CastleEastnor Castle3.5 km outside town, to the north
CastleBronsil Castle3.9 km outside town, to the north
Fort · National TrustMidsummer Hill Camp4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumButcher Row House Museum4.9 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric houseHistoric houseBromesberrow Place1.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumBurgage Hall4.9 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Eastnor Castle: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bronsil Castle: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Midsummer Hill Camp: Sandy Gerrard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Butcher Row House Museum: JiriMatejicek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Bromesberrow Heath
Village in Gloucestershire, England
Bromesberrow Heath is a built-up area of 417 people, in the Forest of Dean council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 417 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Forest of Dean
- County
- Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003974
Bromesberrow Heath’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LedburyCorseNewentWellandColwall StoneMalvern WellsMoor EndBromesberrow Heath
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromesberrow Heath | 417 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ledbury | 8,344 | 3.4 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Corse | 1,217 | 4 | — | C+ | A | A− |
| Newent | 5,360 | 4.7 | C | B | C− | B |
| Welland | 1,309 | 5.7 | — | B− | B+ | B− |
| Colwall Stone | 1,857 | 5.8 | — | C− | A− | A− |
| Malvern Wells | 1,757 | 5.9 | — | C | A | A |
| Moor End | 1,168 | 7 | — | A− | A | B+ |
Corse, Welland, Colwall Stone, Malvern Wells and Moor End have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bromesberrow Heath
How many listed buildings are there in Bromesberrow Heath?
1 on Historic England’s list.
Is Bromesberrow Heath expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £365,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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