Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are 36% of the population. 1,273 people live in this village in Herefordshire, West Midlands.
Schools are its strong suit — primary results beat 97% of towns in England; secondary results beat 35% of towns in England. The median home sold for £323,500, 6.6 times what households in the Herefordshire council area earn in a year. Work and incomes lag: mean household income £56,180; 3.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. Weobley is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Weobley 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 Weobley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Weobley is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Weobley’s built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
31% 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 Weobley.
Weobley has a median age of 56.2. Under 15: 14% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of residents, lower than both Herefordshire’s towns (9.7%) and England’s towns (12%).
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| Weobley | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 36% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Herefordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Both of its schools are shown below. Weobley’s one primary and one secondary have 748 pupils between them. 76% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weobley Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 215 | B+ |
| Weobley High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 533 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Weobley has 72 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 11 Grade II*. Its listed buildings include The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 97% of the town’s land, higher than both Herefordshire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (7%). Before 1919: that is when 31% of homes were built.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Social housing holds just over a fifth of households. Private rents average £821 a month across the Herefordshire, County of council area. 56 standard sales inside Weobley’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £323,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £386,000 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £312,500 | 15 |
| Terraced | £200,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Reported offences in Weobley came to 63 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 4. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Weobley has more crime per resident than four fifths of them. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 57% 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 83% of commuters, above both Herefordshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3.2%. Of the commuters living in Weobley, 18% work in the town itself. There are 0.8 jobs in Weobley for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Self-reported good health: 78% of Weobley’s residents. One GP practice serves the town; 93% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Weobley is The County Hospital, 9.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Weobley | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
4 notable people were born in Weobley.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weobley | 1,273 | — | — | C | C+ | B− |
| Credenhill | 2,334 | 5.7 | — | C+ | A− | B− |
| Leominster | 11,206 | 7.1 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Kington | 2,423 | 7.4 | — | B+ | C | C+ |
| Clehonger | 1,218 | 9 | — | B− | B | B |
| Kingstone | 1,500 | 9.5 | — | B | C | B+ |
| Hereford | 60,471 | 9.6 | C+ | B | C− | C− |
| Presteigne | 1,929 | 9.7 | — | B− | C− | B− |
Credenhill, Kington, Clehonger, Kingstone and Presteigne have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 23.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Village in Herefordshire, England
Weobley is a built-up area of 1,273 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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