Holme Lacy’s story
6 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Holme Lacy’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Holme LacyHerefordshire
It is a village of 457 residents in Herefordshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Stuart Cann · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
457
Census 2021 · Herefordshire council
Median age
52.4
27% are 65+ · Herefordshire 24%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Holme Lacy a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Holme Lacy is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Mortgage-free owners make up just over half of households.
What makes Holme Lacy stand out
The 3 things Holme Lacy does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 5.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
51% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Holme Lacy.
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Holme Lacy: just 25% travel under 5 km, below Herefordshire’s towns and England’s towns
6%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried just over nine in ten commuters at the census; what’s more, just over a third of workers worked mainly from home, above both Herefordshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (31%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.2% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Of the commuters living in Holme Lacy, 3% work in the town itself.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
25%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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 Holme Lacy than in Herefordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 75%
£0Kmedian sale
Renting privately is how 16% of households live. Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, below both Herefordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £821 a month across the Herefordshire, County of council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Holme Lacy£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £510,000 | 7 |
75%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£821
average private rent a month, Herefordshire, County of council area
£2,588
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
Homes in Holme Lacy see less burglary and damage than in Herefordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 1.5 per 1,000 a year
9.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 13 crimes inside Holme Lacy’s built-up area. Violent crime comes to 9.5 per 1,000 residents a year. Violence and sexual offences made up 77% of the total.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Other theft2
Weapons1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
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.
9.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Holme Lacy than in Herefordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.4% of residents
82%good or very good health
Holme Lacy has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.5 miles away. The nearest A&E to Holme Lacy is The County Hospital, 3.8 miles away. Also worth knowing: just over four fifths of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Herefordshire’s towns (80%) and close to England’s towns (82%).
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Holme Lacy | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 19% | 17% |
82.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Holme Lacy: 35% were built before 1919, more than in both Herefordshire’s towns and England’s towns
6listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Holme Lacy has 131 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, about level with Herefordshire’s towns (134) and above England’s towns (39).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II6
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
131
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Holme Lacy than in Herefordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 12% are under 15
52.4median age
9.7% of residents are 15 to 24, close to Herefordshire’s towns (9.7%) and below England’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Ages in Holme Lacy split evenly at 52.4: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
Holme LacyHerefordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Holme Lacy | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Herefordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Holme Lacy
13pages on Holme Lacy
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Holme Lacy House and 2 more in and around Holme Lacy
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Holme Lacy. Best known first.
Historic houseHolme Lacy House200 m outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumHerefordshire Regimental Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionTom Spring Memorial3.1 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Holme Lacy House: Stuart Cann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Holme Lacy
Village in Herefordshire, England
Holme Lacy is a built-up area of 457 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
- Population
- 457 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Herefordshire
- County
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003921
Holme Lacy’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BartestreeHerefordClehongerRoss-on-WyeKingstoneCredenhillLedburyHolme Lacy
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holme Lacy | 457 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bartestree | 1,655 | 3.5 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Hereford | 60,471 | 3.9 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Clehonger | 1,218 | 6.6 | — | B− | B | B |
| Ross-on-Wye | 10,993 | 7.7 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Kingstone | 1,500 | 8 | — | B | C | B+ |
| Credenhill | 2,334 | 8 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
| Ledbury | 8,344 | 9.5 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B |
Bartestree, Clehonger, Kingstone and Credenhill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Holme Lacy
How many listed buildings are there in Holme Lacy?
That is 5.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Holme Lacy?
Band D council tax in Holme Lacy is £2,588 for 2026–27, more than in 83% 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.
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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