Bailey Close Madley, Herefordshire, County of
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (HR2), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 23214164.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £485,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 E; Band D in Herefordshire, County of costs £2,574 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hereford, about 9.9 km (6.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Coldstone Common, is about 2.2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 80 to 81 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Surgery Kingstone, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 750 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 20 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £485,000 | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £353,000 | £353,000 | £353,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £293,000 | £293,000 | £293,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £315,000 | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £280,000 | £275,000 | £285,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £184,000 | £184,000 | £184,000 |
| 2001 | 3 | £178,000 | £62,000 | £180,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £47,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2023 | 5 HR2 9NW | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2017 | MOTTE CORNER, 3 HR2 9NW | Detached | £353,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2010 | 2 HR2 9NW | Detached | £293,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2008 | 5 HR2 9NW | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2006 | 2 HR2 9NW | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2006 | 4 HR2 9NW | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2002 | MOTTE CORNER, 3 HR2 9NW | Detached | £184,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2001 | 4 HR2 9NW | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2001 | 5 HR2 9NW | Detached | £178,000 | New build. |
| 25 Apr 2001 | 4 HR2 9NW | Detached | £62,000 | New build. |
| 15 Sep 2000 | MOTTE CORNER, 3 HR2 9NW | Detached | £62,000 | New build. |
| 10 Dec 1999 | CANON MEADOW HOUSE HR2 9NW | Detached | £47,500 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 168 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 1996-2002 (3); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 E (22% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR2 9NW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR2 9LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 80 m and 81 m above sea level (80 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR2 9LW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR2 9NW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Hereford 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primary School Madley | 160 m |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 74.2 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Surgery Kingstone | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Centre | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Hereford County Hospital | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Police station | South Wye Police Station | 8 km (5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Coldstone Common 1.8 ha | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 400 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 100 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 220 m east. 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 220 m east |
| Churchyard Cross About 20 Yards South of the Tower of the Church of the Nativty of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m east |
| Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bucknall's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Wormhill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Warlow Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Knight's Common | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Steep Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 120 m | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londis HR2 9LS | Retailers - other | 110 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Madley Pre-school HR2 9PH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | Exempt | |
| Red Lion HR2 9PH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Madley Primary School - Golden Cross Inn HR2 9PH | School/college/university | 130 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Madley’s Mighty Mix HR2 9LS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Madley Plants HR2 9NT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 4 Good | 6 Jun 2016 |
| Bikers’ Breakfast HR2 9LU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Paterson Close (9); On or near St Mary'S Close (4); On or near Bailey Close (3); On or near Seabourne Gardens (2); On or near Rosemary Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
Nearby streets
Pennyplock · Archenfield · Rosemary Lane · Rosemary Lane · Archenfield · St Marys Close · Brampton Road · Lion Close · Seabourne Gardens · Paterson Close · Archenfield · Archenfield
All the streets in HR2 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.