A449 Great Malvern, Herefordshire, County of
39 addresses across 6 postcodes (HR8), about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 23218402.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (D: 6, E: 4, F: 4, G: 2).
- 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 33% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ledbury, about 9 km (5.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 48 to 92 m above sea level.
- Noise: 27 of its 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fownhope Medical Centre, about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% 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
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 116 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (9); 1930-1949 (1); 2007 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
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 (19% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Much Marcle (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 64.
- 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 I
- SUMMERHOUSE ABOUT 100 YARDS WEST SOUTH WEST OF HOMME HOUSE, grade I
- DOVECOTE ABOUT 20 YARDS NORTH OF HELLENS, grade II*
- HELLENS, grade II*
- HOMME HOUSE, grade II*
- PHILLIPS HOUSE, grade II*
- AWNELLS, grade II
- BARN ABOUT 40 YARDS EAST OF BODENHAM FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN ABOUT 40 YARDS WEST OF GREAT MOORCOURT FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN ABOUT 45 YARDS SOUTH WEST OF FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN ABOUT 50 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF HILL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN AND ATTACHED COW SHELTER ABOUT 45 YARDS WEST OF HELLENS, grade II
- BODENHAM FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BOWER COTTAGE, grade II
- BOWERS MONUMENT ABOUT 30 YARDS SOUTH OF THE SOUTH NAVE AISLE OF THE CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- CAUSEWAY COTTAGE, grade II
- CHEST TOMB ABOUT 14 YARDS SOUTH OF THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- CHEST TOMB ABOUT 5 YARDS SOUTH-WEST OF SOUTH PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- CHEST TOMB ABOUT 9 YARDS EAST OF THE SOUTH PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- CHURCHYARD CROSS ABOUT 12 YARDS SOUTH OF THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- CIDER HOUSE ABOUT 40 YARDS SOUTH WEST OF HELLENS, grade II
- CIDER HOUSE ABOUT 50 YARDS EAST OF BODENHAM FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CLINTON MONUMENT ABOUT 6 YARDS SOUTH-WEST OF THE SOUTH PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- COACH HOUSE ATTACHED TO NORTH OF HOMME HOUSE, grade II
- COW HOUSE ABOUT 40 YARDS WEST SOUTH WEST OF GREAT MOORCOURT, grade II
- COWLEASE, grade II
- ELLIOTT MONUMENT ABOUT 20 YARDS SOUTH-WEST OF THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF THE CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- Gamage Farmhouse, grade II
- GATES, GATE PIERS AND FLANKING WALLS ABOUT 35 YARDS NORTH-EAST OF THE NORTH-EAST CORNER OF THE CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II
- GRANARY ABOUT 15 YARDS SOUTH OF GREAT MOORCOURT FARMHOUSE, grade II
And 34 more.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 24 August 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 65 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR8 2ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| HR8 2LX | zone 2 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| HR8 2NJ | zone 3 | 1 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR8 2NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR8 2LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR8 2NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 39 addresses are between 48 m and 92 m above sea level (67 m on average); the ground rises about 45 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR8 2LX | 100% | 71% | 71% | 0% |
| HR8 2LY | 100% | 69% | 69% | 0% |
| HR8 2NA | 100% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| HR8 2ND | 100% | 82% | 82% | 0% |
| HR8 2NJ | 67% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| HR8 2NS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Ledbury 195,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Mer | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 68.3 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fownhope Medical Centre | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Access Centre | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Ross Community Hospital | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 560 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Summerhouse About 100 Yards West South West of Homme House, a listed building (Grade I), 270 m east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Summerhouse About 100 Yards West South West of Homme House | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m east |
| Homme House | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m east |
| Homme House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 470 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Churchyard cross, St Bartholomew's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Mortimer's Castle N and E of St Bartholomew's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Marcle Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Gwynne's Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Foxhalls Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Coldborough Park | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Webb's Grove | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Stonehouse Coppice | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 39 |
27 of the street's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Much Marcle CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 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) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 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 | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 2ND: 15 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- HR8 2LX: 9 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- HR8 2NJ: 9 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- HR8 2NA: 3 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- HR8 2LY: 2 addresses of 74 in the postcode
- HR8 2NS: 1 address of 18 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.