Llangrove’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Llangrove’s built-up area.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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LlangroveHerefordshire
The village has 435 residents and lies in Herefordshire, West Midlands.
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Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
435
Census 2021 · Herefordshire council
Median home
£590K
19 sales in 3 years
Median age
57.8
33% are 65+ · Herefordshire 24%
Degree level
49%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Llangrove a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Llangrove has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 46% of its homes date from before 1919. Homes change hands at a median £590,000.
What makes Llangrove stand out
The 3 things Llangrove does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% 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.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.1 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llangrove.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Llangrove: 16% commute under 5 km, below Herefordshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.5% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took nine in ten commuters, above Herefordshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 0.3.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot8%
Bus1%
16%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
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
Schools
The schools around Llangrove
56% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llangrove CE AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 67 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Private renting is less common in Llangrove than in Herefordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 5%
The owner-occupied share of households is 86%. Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, below both Herefordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Also worth knowing: from September 2023 to August 2026, 19 homes sold inside Llangrove’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £590,000.
£590Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Llangrove£590K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £590,000 | 19 |
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
5%
rent privately · England 21%
£821
average private rent a month, Herefordshire, County of council area
£2,521
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
Llangrove records less burglary and damage per resident than Herefordshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.4 per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 89% were violence and sexual offences. Police recorded 9 crimes inside Llangrove’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime ran at 18.4 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Herefordshire’s towns (26.7) and England’s towns (22).
18.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
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.
18.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
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
Just 3.7% of people in Llangrove say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Herefordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
A disability affects 15% of people in Llangrove. At the census, 83% of people in Llangrove called their health good or very good, above Herefordshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Llangrove: the nearest practice is 3.9 miles away.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Llangrove | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
82
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Llangrove keeps more of its old housing than Herefordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 46% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 4 listed buildings in Llangrove, every one Grade II. This Herefordshire town has 92 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
46%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
92
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 Llangrove than in Herefordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11% are under 15
The 65-and-over age group makes up 33% of residents. 6.2% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Herefordshire’s towns (9.7%) and England’s towns (12%). Ages in Llangrove split evenly at 57.8: half are older, half younger. Degrees are held by nearly half of adults.
57.8median age
LlangroveHerefordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
33%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level49%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Llangrove | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Herefordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Goodrich Castle and 2 more in and around Llangrove
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llangrove. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle4.7 km outside town, to the east
CastlePembridge Castle3.2 km outside town, to the westZooZooCoppett Hill Butterfly Site4.5 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 (2)
- Goodrich Castle: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pembridge Castle: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Llangrove
13pages on Llangrove
The big questions
Safety18.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £590K · rent £821 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 82 (men), 84.9 (women)Work & commute58% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Llangrove’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MonmouthWelsh BicknorBerry HillRoss-on-WyeRuardeanColefordBroadwell and CoalwayLlangrove
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangrove | 435 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monmouth | 10,330 | 4.1 | C− | C | C | B− |
| Welsh Bicknor | 1,988 | 5 | — | B | B+ | B− |
| Berry Hill | 2,211 | 5 | — | B− | C | C+ |
| Ross-on-Wye | 10,993 | 5.6 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Ruardean | 1,195 | 6 | — | A− | B+ | C+ |
| Coleford | 5,023 | 6 | C | B+ | D | C |
| Broadwell and Coalway | 3,304 | 6.3 | C+ | B | B− | C |
Welsh Bicknor, Berry Hill and Ruardean have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Llangrove
Is Llangrove expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Herefordshire, County of council area averaged £821 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Llangrove?
That is 3.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Llangrove?
Band D council tax in Llangrove is £2,521 for 2026–27, more than in 69% 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.
About Llangrove
Village in Herefordshire, England
Llangrove is a built-up area of 435 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
- 435 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Herefordshire
- County
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004233
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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