UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/hr8
HR8Ledbury, Herefordshire, England
House prices in HR8, Ledbury
Homes in HR8 sold for a median of £314,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 494 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth most expensive of the 9 HR postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 231 | £410,000 | £345,000 to £524,000 |
| Semi-detached | 127 | £273,000 | £235,000 to £323,000 |
| Terraced | 95 | £220,000 | £175,000 to £260,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 41 | £124,000 | £95,000 to £152,000 |
HR8 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the HR postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of HR8's, it was £3,208 per m² from 178 linked sales.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 47% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 26%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.3 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £124,000, 20% less than the £155,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in HR8
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in HR8 1, around Ledbury, with a median of £350,000, and lowest in HR8 2, around Ledbury, at £300,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in HR8 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 55 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| HR8 1PP | £535,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2TZ | £527,500 | 4 |
| HR8 2LY | £508,500 | 4 |
| HR8 2RF | £493,000 | 4 |
| HR8 1LY | £480,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2SU | £480,000 | 4 |
| HR8 1LS | £475,000 | 3 |
| HR8 1HG | £431,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2XA | £423,000 | 7 |
| HR8 1FD | £390,000 | 8 |
| HR8 2PW | £390,000 | 3 |
| HR8 1NX | £375,000 | 5 |
| HR8 2WG | £372,500 | 8 |
| HR8 2XJ | £370,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2XX | £365,000 | 5 |
| HR8 2WF | £361,500 | 18 |
| HR8 2BG | £360,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2HP | £352,500 | 6 |
| HR8 2XP | £350,000 | 5 |
| HR8 1FE | £345,000 | 15 |
| HR8 2JG | £345,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2XD | £340,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2DN | £335,000 | 3 |
| HR8 1AW | £332,500 | 3 |
| HR8 2GB | £330,000 | 4 |
| HR8 2GU | £322,500 | 8 |
| HR8 2LS | £320,000 | 5 |
| HR8 2BY | £296,500 | 4 |
| HR8 2GE | £295,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2HN | £295,000 | 6 |
| HR8 2EX | £290,000 | 6 |
| HR8 2ER | £285,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2FA | £285,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2GZ | £275,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2FF | £273,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2DQ | £260,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2DW | £257,000 | 5 |
| HR8 2DG | £252,500 | 6 |
| HR8 2FT | £250,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2US | £250,000 | 6 |
| HR8 2FY | £240,000 | 5 |
| HR8 2GA | £240,000 | 5 |
| HR8 1BE | £237,500 | 4 |
| HR8 2JS | £235,000 | 3 |
| HR8 2LR | £224,000 | 4 |
| HR8 1SU | £210,500 | 3 |
| HR8 2XR | £209,000 | 5 |
| HR8 2AH | £196,000 | 7 |
| HR8 1BY | £185,000 | 8 |
| HR8 2AL | £172,500 | 8 |
| HR8 1PL | £162,500 | 12 |
| HR8 2GW | £115,000 | 4 |
| HR8 2XS | £115,000 | 9 |
| HR8 2DX | £95,000 | 9 |
| HR8 1BS | £88,000 | 7 |
Prices over time
The median rose 47%, from £215,000 in 2016 to £315,000 in 2025, close to the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Sales picked up in 2025: 290 standard sales in HR8, 25% more than the 232 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the Herefordshire council area
Median sale price of the 10 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. HR8 is the fifth most expensive.
- WR13 Malvern£452,500
- HR3 Hereford£372,500
- HR9 Ross-on-Wye£330,000
- HR1 Hereford£315,000
- HR8 Ledbury, this district£314,000
- HR7 Bromyard£285,000
- HR4 Hereford£276,000
- HR6 Leominster£275,000
- HR2 Hereford£262,000
- HR5 Kington£260,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 5 | |
| C | 139 | |
| D | 163 | |
| E | 64 | |
| F | 21 | |
| G | 8 |
Only 36% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | ||
| 15 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 26 | ||
| 83 | ||
| 53 | ||
| 98 | ||
| 8 |
With 25% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of HR8, from the sales in HR8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Three Crosses 46 sales£410,000
- Ledbury North 128 sales£302,500
- Ledbury South 167 sales£300,000
- Ledbury West 108 sales£262,500
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Hope End and Old Gore.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £190,000 for a terraced house on Bridge Street to £480,000 for a detached house on The Common.
The latest standard sales recorded in HR8. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 34 Lambourne CloseSold for £385,000
- 4 Chestnut CloseSold for £307,000
- 74 Kipling RoadSold for £415,000
- Dark Orchard CottageSold for £750,000
- 2 Albert RoadSold for £390,000
- 20 Hasnett RoadSold for £242,500
- 37 Bridge StreetSold for £190,000
- Hollytree The CommonSold for £480,000
- 2 Old Market CourtSold for £265,000
- 80 Biddulph WaySold for £350,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Hopfields, Ledbury£365,00026 sales
- New Street, Ledbury£105,00015 sales
- The Homend, Ledbury£169,00015 sales
- Wheatsheaf Close, Fromes Hill£345,00015 sales
- Bramley Close, Ledbury£133,00014 sales
Living in HR8
Crime
42 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 83 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 72% of homes can get it
Lower than 76 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
96% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 74 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,574 a year in Herefordshire for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 83 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Coal mining
None of the 576 live postcodes in HR8 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 41% of postcodes in the West Midlands are.
About these figures
The figures come from 494 standard sales in HR8, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 11% were new builds and fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.