Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
334 people call this village in Herefordshire, West Midlands home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Hampton Bishop is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 20 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Over-65s are 34% of the population. 59% of households own their home outright.
The 3 things Hampton Bishop does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Hampton Bishop’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hampton Bishop. Best known first.
CathedralHereford Cathedral4.6 km outside town, to the west
CastleHereford Castle4.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumOld House4.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumConningsby-St Johns4.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Art galleryHereford Museum and Art Gallery4.7 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseHolme Lacy House2.6 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hampton Bishop.
People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, above Herefordshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The age that splits Hampton Bishop in two is 57.3. Graduates make up 38% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Hampton Bishop | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.5% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Herefordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Hampton Bishop has 0.8 jobs. Just over four in five commuters drove, above both Herefordshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2%. About 5% of its commuters stay in Hampton Bishop for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private tenants account for 14% of households. That is the middle of 4 standard sales inside Hampton Bishop’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Reported offences in Hampton Bishop came to 3 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. A third of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2 reports per 1,000, lower than both Herefordshire’s towns (7.1) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
There is no GP practice in Hampton Bishop: the nearest is 2.9 miles off. 21% of residents in Hampton Bishop live with a disability. Self-reported good health: four fifths of the town’s residents.
| Census 2021 | Hampton Bishop | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
30% of homes were built before 1919. Hampton Bishop’s listed buildings include the Church of St Andrew, Grade I. Scaled to its population, that is 599 listed buildings for every 10,000 people here. Grade II* covers 1 of them, Grade I 1.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Bishop | 334 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bartestree | 1,655 | 1.9 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Hereford | 60,471 | 3.1 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Clehonger | 1,218 | 6.6 | — | B− | B | B |
| Credenhill | 2,334 | 7.3 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
| Kingstone | 1,500 | 8.2 | — | B | C | B+ |
| Ross-on-Wye | 10,993 | 9.1 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Ledbury | 8,344 | 9.3 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B |
Bartestree, Clehonger, Credenhill and Kingstone have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 34% of residents were 65 or over and 36% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 9.5% were under 15.
That is 24.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Andrew. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Hampton Bishop is £2,556 for 2026–27, more than in 77% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Herefordshire, England
Hampton Bishop is a built-up area of 334 people, in the Herefordshire 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
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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