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The village has 327 residents and lies in Herefordshire, West Midlands.
Weston under Penyard is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 14, with 1 at Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 37% of residents.
The 3 things Weston under Penyard does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Weston under Penyard’s built-up area.
30% 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 Weston under Penyard.
Over-65s are 37% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.8% of residents, below Herefordshire’s towns (9.7%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Weston under Penyard has a median age of 58 years. Degrees are held by two in five adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Weston under Penyard | Herefordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.7% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 37% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Herefordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
52% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 62 | B |
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.
Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 42%, below both Herefordshire’s towns (53%) and England’s towns (45%). 3% of commuters who live in Weston under Penyard also work there. The town counts 0.5 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Just over a fifth of households rent from a council or housing body. Private renters make up 15% of households, lower than both Herefordshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). That is the middle of 18 standard sales inside Weston under Penyard’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £595,000 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £337,500 | 5 |
| Terraced | £173,750 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 14 offences in Weston under Penyard and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence comes to 19.4 per 1,000 residents a year.
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
23% of residents have a disability, above Herefordshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 8.3% of the town. Weston under Penyard has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Weston under Penyard | Herefordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.3% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 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.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. The pre-1919 share of homes is 30%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Village in Herefordshire, England
Weston under Penyard is a built-up area of 327 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston under Penyard | 327 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross-on-Wye | 10,993 | 2.2 | B− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Mitcheldean | 2,163 | 3.3 | — | B+ | C+ | C |
| Ruardean | 1,195 | 3.5 | — | A− | B+ | C+ |
| Drybrook | 2,572 | 3.7 | C | B | C+ | C+ |
| Welsh Bicknor | 1,988 | 4.8 | — | B | B+ | B− |
| Newent | 5,360 | 5.7 | C | B | C− | B |
| Huntley | 1,152 | 5.8 | — | C+ | A | B+ |
Mitcheldean, Ruardean, Welsh Bicknor and Huntley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 17.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Barn on West Side of Farmyard and Curtain Wall Enclosing Yard at Bollitree Castle.
By type: terraced houses £173,750, semi-detached houses £337,500 and detached houses £595,000. Private rents in the Herefordshire, County of council area averaged £821 a month in August 2026.
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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