Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village has 530 residents and lies in Herefordshire, West Midlands.
Tarrington has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry nearly one in ten commuters. 34 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. The median home sold for £432,497.
The 3 things Tarrington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Tarrington’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tarrington.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.9% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, below both Herefordshire’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (2.3%). By car: that was how just over nine in ten commuters travelled at the census. For 7% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renters make up 18% of households. Three in five households own their home, lower than Herefordshire’s towns (63%) and near England’s towns (61%). That is the middle of 20 standard sales inside Tarrington’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £542,500 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £300,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 17 offences were reported in Tarrington. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.5 reports per 1,000, below both Herefordshire’s towns (7.1) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 59% of recorded crime.
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.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.2% of the town. At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, about level with Herefordshire’s towns (19%) and above England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice in Tarrington: the nearest is 4.1 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Tarrington | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. 43% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Herefordshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (16%). The national list protects one ancient monument in Tarrington.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearly two in five adults hold a degree, above both Herefordshire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents. The age that splits Tarrington in two is 52.7. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.2% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| Tarrington | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Herefordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrington | 530 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bartestree | 1,655 | 3.5 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Ledbury | 8,344 | 5.7 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B |
| Hereford | 60,471 | 6.8 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Colwall Stone | 1,857 | 8.5 | — | C− | A− | A− |
| Bromyard | 3,816 | 8.9 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Malvern Wells | 1,757 | 9.6 | — | C | A | A |
| Ross-on-Wye | 10,993 | 10 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
Bartestree, Colwall Stone and Malvern Wells have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 26.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: semi-detached houses £300,000 and detached houses £542,500. Private rents in the Herefordshire, County of council area averaged £821 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Tarrington 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.
Village in Herefordshire, England
Tarrington is a built-up area of 530 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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