Aylestone Gate Shelwick, Herefordshire, County of
31 addresses across 5 postcodes (HR1), about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) long. USRN 23214952.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £625,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 1, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 10 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 C; Band D in Herefordshire, County of costs £2,574 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 80% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hereford, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.3 km (1.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 57 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hereford Medical Group, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 710 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £625,000 | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £380,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2023 | 1 HR1 1JJ | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 4 HR1 1JJ | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2019 | 3 HR1 1JJ | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2017 | BLOOMSBURY HOUSE, 2 HR1 1JJ | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2015 | 4 HR1 1JJ | Detached | £375,000 | New build. |
| 24 Jul 2015 | 2 HR1 1JJ | Detached | £375,000 | New build. |
| 23 Jun 2015 | 1 HR1 1JJ | Detached | £380,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2); Flat (1). Built: 1991-1995 (2); before 1900 (2); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (31% of about 1,900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Aylestone Hill (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- SHELWICK COURT, grade II*
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES WEST OF SHELWICK HOUSE, grade II
- MILE STONE ABOUT 3/4 MILE SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST OF CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- SHELWICK HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 7 November 2026 to 8 November 2026: NETWORK RAIL, Works for Rail Purposes, road closure, on the footway, carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 15 September 2026 to 16 September 2026: NETWORK RAIL, Works for Rail Purposes, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 0 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR1 3AS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR1 3AW | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 4 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR1 3AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR1 1JJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| HR1 3AP | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 49 m and 57 m above sea level (53 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR1 1JJ | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| HR1 3AP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR1 3AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR1 3AS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR1 3AW | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hereford 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Leominster 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wergins Bridge Sutton St Nicholas | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 75.7 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hereford Medical Group | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Hereford Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tupsley Dental Practice | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Wye Valley Hospital | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Hereford Police Station | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food College Road | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.5 ha | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,550 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,800 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,110 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Wergins Stone, a scheduled monument, 210 m south. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Wergins Stone | Scheduled monument | 210 m south |
| Deserted medieval village, Sutton St Michael | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Freen's Court magnate's residence, moat and fishponds, Sutton St Michael | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lyde Hill | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Patch Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Pipe Coppice | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Ash Beds | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Baynton Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
| The Coppice | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 28 |
14 of the street's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 9 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
- HR1 3AS: 16 addresses of 22 in the postcode
- HR1 3AW: 9 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- HR1 3AR: 4 addresses
- HR1 1JJ: 1 address of 82 in the postcode
- HR1 3AP: 1 address
Nearby streets
All the streets in HR1 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.