A417 Cotswold, Herefordshire, County of
89 addresses across 7 postcodes (HR8), about 2.3 km (1.5 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 23214731.
- Energy: 37 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 12, E: 12, F: 6, G: 3).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band F; Band D in Herefordshire, County of costs £2,574 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 36% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ledbury, about 6.7 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Green, is about 670 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 73 to 98 m above sea level.
- Noise: 66 of its 89 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ledbury Health Partnership, about 7.2 km (4.5 miles) away.
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
37 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 119 m². Most common: House, detached (22); Bungalow, detached (8); House, semi-detached (6). Built: before 1900 (21); 2003-2006 (3); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (29); rented (private) (5).
Council tax
What each band costs in Herefordshire, County of in 2026-27: Band D £2,574 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,716 | £2,002 | £2,288 | £2,574 | £3,146 | £3,719 | £4,291 | £5,149 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (22% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 16.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II*
- 42 AND 43, A417, grade II
- 52, THE GREEN, grade II
- 53, THE GREEN, grade II
- Ashperton War Memorial, grade II
- BOX BUSH INN, grade II
- CHANDLERS, grade II
- CHURCH LANE COTTAGE, grade II
- CINDERS COTTAGE, grade II
- CLEMATIS COTTAGE AND HEYWOOD THATCHES, grade II
- NO 47 ASHPERTON, grade II
- PARK COTTAGE, grade II
- PEASCROFT, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WHITE HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 21 September 2026 to 22 September 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the footway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR8 2RY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| HR8 2SF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR8 2SE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR8 2SA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR8 2RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR8 2RZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR8 2TA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 89 addresses are between 73 m and 98 m above sea level (88 m on average); the ground rises about 26 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR8 2RA | 86% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
| HR8 2RY | 100% | 68% | 68% | 0% |
| HR8 2RZ | 100% | 36% | 36% | 0% |
| HR8 2SA | 100% | 40% | 40% | 0% |
| HR8 2SE | 100% | 73% | 73% | 0% |
| HR8 2SF | 88% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| HR8 2TA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ledbury 195,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Colwall 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Hereford 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Telephone Box Ashperton | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 67.8 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ledbury Health Partnership | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Access Centre | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Wye Valley Hospital | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 590 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Ashperton Castle | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church Coppice | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Cook's Wood | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Eastwood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Gain's Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Yarkhill Marsh | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Old Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 27 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 22 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 87 |
66 of the street's 89 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Herefordshire, County of: see them on the Herefordshire, County of page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashperton Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 280 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashperton Primary School - Alliance in Partnership HR8 2SE | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jan 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- HR8 2RY: 44 addresses of 62 in the postcode
- HR8 2SF: 18 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- HR8 2SE: 15 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- HR8 2SA: 6 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- HR8 2RA: 3 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- HR8 2RZ: 2 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- HR8 2TA: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in HR8 and across Herefordshire, County of.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.