Bearswood Grittlesend, Herefordshire, County of
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (WR13), about 890 m (0.6 miles) long. USRN 23213311.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £602,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (E: 3, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 E; Band D in Herefordshire, County of costs £2,574 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 91% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Malvern Link, about 5.3 km (3.3 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 65 to 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cradley Surgery, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £602,500 | £602,500 | £602,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | £610,000 | £610,000 | £610,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £465,000 | £465,000 | £465,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 2025 | BARROW MILL WR13 5EP | Other | £15,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Sep 2025 | BARROW MILL WR13 5EP | Other | £15,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Jan 2025 | BURYSGATE COTTAGE WR13 5EP | Detached | £602,500 | |
| 20 Jan 2023 | THE COTTAGE WR13 5EP | Detached | £610,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2022 | REFIELDS WR13 5EP | Other | £60,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Nov 2022 | REFIELDS WR13 5EP | Other | £45,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Aug 2018 | THE GATE HOUSE WR13 5EP | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2017 | REFIELDS WR13 5EP | Other | £425,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Feb 2017 | REFIELDS WR13 5EP | Other | £425,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Oct 2016 | THE GATE HOUSE WR13 5EP | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2013 | BARROWMILL COTTAGE WR13 5EP | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2009 | BARROWMILL COTTAGE WR13 5EP | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2007 | BEARSWOOD COTTAGE WR13 5EP | Detached | £465,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2001 | BURYSGATE COTTAGE WR13 5EP | Detached | £200,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 136 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2); Pre-1900 (1); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 E (25% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- BARROW MILL, grade II*
- Castellane, grade II
- HARRELLS, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 14 September 2026: GIGACLEAR LIMITED, Utility asset works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR13 5EP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WR13 5EW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 65 m and 105 m above sea level (86 m on average); the ground rises about 40 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR13 5EP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WR13 5EW | 100% | 91% | 91% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Malvern Link 321,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Great Malvern 429,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Colwall 63,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 55.8 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cradley Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lygon Pharmacy | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Malvern Hills Dental Care | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Malvern Community Hospital | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Malvern Police Station | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 590 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Chapel Lane Playing Fields 7,690 m² | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barrow Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m north-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bearswood Common | Wood | 160 m north-east |
| Bearswood Coppice | Wood | 260 m east |
| Coney Cuthill Common | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Woodhouse Dingle | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| The Beck | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Point Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) west |
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) | 9.3 | 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 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the street's 10 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Park/Open Space (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
All the streets in WR13 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.