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534 people call this village in Herefordshire, West Midlands home.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Lugwardine has no grades; its figures are still real. It has 16 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Over-65s are 32% of the population.
The 3 things Lugwardine does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Lugwardine’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
22% 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 Lugwardine. Best known first.
CathedralHereford Cathedral3.7 km outside town, to the west
CastleHereford Castle3.5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumConningsby-St Johns3.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumOld House3.5 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryHereford Museum and Art Gallery3.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMuseum of Cider4.3 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lugwardine.
32% of residents are 65 or over, above both Herefordshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (18%). The middle age in Lugwardine is 53. Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Lugwardine | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Herefordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
61% of pupils at the 6 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). St Mary's RC High School’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it. The town has one school, shown below. GCSE results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: 48% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 47.6.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's RC High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 745 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Lugwardine has 1 jobs. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 51%, close to Herefordshire’s towns (53%) and above England’s towns (45%). 1.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Of the commuters living in the town, 2% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Renting privately is how 16% of households live. Social housing holds 3% of households, lower than both Herefordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £821 a month across the Herefordshire, County of council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £490,000 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £243,750 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 55% of the crimes. Burglary and damage came to 2.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Herefordshire’s towns (10.8) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Over the year to August 2026, 11 offences were reported in Lugwardine, along with 1 incidents of anti-social behaviour.
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.
Seeing a GP means leaving Lugwardine: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away. 4.5% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Herefordshire’s towns (5.6%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Asked at the census, just over four in five residents of Lugwardine said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2021 | Lugwardine | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.5% | 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a fifth of the total, higher than both Herefordshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 1 of them. One scheduled monument lies in Lugwardine.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugwardine | 534 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bartestree | 1,655 | 0.9 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Hereford | 60,471 | 2.5 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Credenhill | 2,334 | 6.2 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
| Clehonger | 1,218 | 6.4 | — | B− | B | B |
| Kingstone | 1,500 | 8.1 | — | B | C | B+ |
| Ledbury | 8,344 | 10 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Bromyard | 3,816 | 11 | C− | B | D | C+ |
Bartestree, Credenhill, Clehonger and Kingstone have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 12.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £385,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £243,750 and detached houses £490,000.
Village in Herefordshire, England
Lugwardine is a built-up area of 534 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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