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In Herefordshire, West Midlands, this town has 11,206 residents.
More weak spots than strong ones. Leominster’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than 16% of UK towns. The local economy is weaker than most: the mean household earns £40,666 a year. Police record more crime here than in most towns: 43.7 violent and sexual offences and 13.5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Only 26% of UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people have more crime per resident. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: on the way to work, 23% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Cost of living is another plus (B+) — homes sell for a median £215,000, about 4.4 times local household income.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
The 3 things Leominster does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Leominster is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 236 buildings inside Leominster’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 2 scheduled monuments.
19% 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 1905.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leominster.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 4 of them, Grade I 1. Leominster’s listed buildings include The Priory Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. Of the town’s 236 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 1 and Grade II* 4.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 62% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Some 1,083 pupils attend Leominster’s one primary and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leominster Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 581 | C+ |
| Earl Mortimer CollegeLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 502 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 15% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Leominster counts 0.8 jobs per working resident. Work in town: 38% of resident commuters. Working mainly from home: 15% of workers, below Herefordshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (31%) alike.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 48% of the total. Reported offences in Leominster came to 923 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 171. Among the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Leominster has more crime per resident than nearly three quarters of them. There were 19 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher 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.
The middle age in Leominster is 44.9. 25% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, near Herefordshire’s towns (9.7%) and lower than England’s towns (12%).
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Leominster | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Herefordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest A&E to Leominster is The County Hospital, 11.7 miles away. Disability touches just over a fifth of the town’s population. At the census, 6.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Herefordshire’s towns (5.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Women here live to 83 on average and men to 78.1 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Leominster | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.6% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 19% | 17% |
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.
Owners make up 57% of households, lower than both Herefordshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). Leominster is the cheapest of the 5 towns in Herefordshire: its median sale is £215,000. Renting privately is how 23% of households live.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £309,000 | 126 |
| Semi-detached | £219,000 | 140 |
| Terraced | £167,000 | 133 |
| Flat or maisonette | £101,250 | 44 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Leominster. Best known first.
MuseumLeominster Museumin town
Historic house · National TrustBerrington Hall3.8 km outside town, to the northPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustBerrington Park3.7 km outside town, to the northGardenGarden · National TrustWalled Garden4 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
236 listed buildings in Leominster, 1 of them Grade I.
The Priory Church of St Peter and St Paul: Photo: Tony Grist · Public domain · Grange Court: Photo: Andy Mabbett · CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Forbury: Photo: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hester Clark Almshouses and attached wall and piers: Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leominster | 11,206 | — | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Weobley | 1,273 | 7.1 | — | C | C+ | B− |
| Tenbury Wells | 3,936 | 8.7 | B | B+ | C | B+ |
| Credenhill | 2,334 | 10 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
| Ludlow | 10,037 | 10 | C | B+ | C | C+ |
| Bromyard | 3,816 | 10 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Presteigne | 1,929 | 11 | — | B− | C− | B− |
| Bartestree | 1,655 | 12 | — | C | A | B+ |
Weobley, Credenhill, Presteigne and Bartestree have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is The Priory Church of St Peter and St Paul. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Band D council tax in Leominster is £2,691 for 2026–27, more than in 95% 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.
Town in Herefordshire, England
Leominster is a built-up area of 11,206 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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