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The village has 611 residents and lies in Herefordshire, West Midlands. 16% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Leintwardine is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. It skews older: 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Leintwardine does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Leintwardine’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1913.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leintwardine.
8.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Leintwardine has a median age of 55.5. People 65 and over make up 36% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Leintwardine | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 36% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 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
The one school in town appears below. Nearly three in five pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 75 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 75 | C+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
83% of commuters drove, higher than both Herefordshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). The average household earns £48K a year before tax. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3.1%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Two thirds of households own their home, higher than both Herefordshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). Behind the median of £275,000: 38 standard sales inside Leintwardine’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £821 a month across the Herefordshire, County of council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £369,995 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £247,748 | 20 |
| Terraced | £225,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
25% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Homes saw 6.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Herefordshire’s towns (10.8) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Reported offences in Leintwardine came to 16 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1.
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.
78% of people in Leintwardine rate their own health good or very good. Seeing a GP means leaving Leintwardine: the nearest practice is 5.6 miles away. At the census, 21% of people here had a disability, higher than both Herefordshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Leintwardine | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including 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.
Leintwardine has 262 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above Herefordshire’s towns (134) and England’s towns (39) alike. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Grade I. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Leintwardine. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageWigmore Castle4.3 km outside town, to the south
CastleBrampton Bryan Castle3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleHopton Castle4.8 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Herefordshire, England
Leintwardine is a built-up area of 611 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leintwardine | 611 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craven Arms | 2,563 | 5.5 | C+ | A− | C− | B− |
| Ludlow | 10,037 | 7 | C | B+ | C | C+ |
| Knighton | 2,911 | 7.4 | C | B | C | B− |
| Presteigne | 1,929 | 8.4 | — | B− | C− | B− |
| Bishop's Castle | 1,847 | 10 | — | B− | C+ | B− |
| Leominster | 11,206 | 11 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
Presteigne and Bishop's Castle have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary Magdalene. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Leintwardine is £2,574 for 2026–27, more than in 81% 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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