St Georges Crescent Orleton, Herefordshire, County of
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (SY8), about 250 m long. USRN 23219368.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £182,500 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 D; Band D in Herefordshire, County of costs £2,574 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 45% to 86% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ludlow, about 8 km (5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 87 to 90 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ryeland Surgery, about 7.6 km (4.7 miles) away.
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £182,500 | £182,500 | £182,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | £144,000 | £144,000 | £144,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £120,000 | £80,000 | £160,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £53,000 | £53,000 | £53,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £46,000 | £46,000 | £46,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2019 | 17 SY8 4HL | Semi-detached | £182,500 | |
| 21 Dec 2011 | 15 SY8 4HL | Semi-detached | £144,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2007 | 11 SY8 4HL | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2007 | 11 SY8 4HL | Semi-detached | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jan 1997 | 17 SY8 4HL | Semi-detached | £53,000 | |
| 28 Apr 1995 | 17 SY8 4HL | Semi-detached | £46,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 D (23% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Orleton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY8 4HL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 4HN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 2 addresses are between 87 m and 90 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY8 4HL | 100% | 45% | 45% | 0% |
| SY8 4HN | 100% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ludlow 271,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Leominster 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hallets Well Orleton | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 69.8 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ryeland Surgery | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lunts Pharmacy | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Suite 2B (Dental Surgery) | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 290 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m south. 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m south |
| Churchyard cross in St George's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 130 m south |
| Orleton Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wyson Common | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Merefield Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Shuttocks Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| The Dam | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Boneywell Dingle | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| The Island | Island | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleton CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 240 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Boot Inn SY8 4HN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Orleton Post Office & Stores SY8 4HN | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Orleton C E Primary School - Food CIC SY8 4HQ | School/college/university | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kings Road (4); On or near Hallets Well (3); On or near Claremont Orchard (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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
Kitchen Hill Road · Claremont Orchard · Hallets Well · Hallets Well · Mortimer Close · Mortimer Close · The Hallets · The Hallets · Captains Meadow · Orleton Court · Church Lane · Church Lane
All the streets in SY8 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.