Station Approach Overross, Herefordshire, County of
84 addresses across 9 postcodes (HR9), about 800 m (0.5 miles) long. USRN 23209861.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3).
- Flood: 17 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 A; 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 Ledbury, about 17.5 km (11 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 35 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: 30 of its 84 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alton Street Surgery, about 930 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 990 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 15 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2012 onwards (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (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 A (32% of about 1,050 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ross-on-Wye (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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Rossleigh, Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire: up to 6 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Land at 27 Palma Court, Brookend Street, Ross-on-Wye: up to 10 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Palma Court, 27 Brookend Street, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire: up to 10 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Hildersley Farm, A40 Hildersley To Weston Under, Hildersley, Herefordshire: up to 8 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Rear of Albion Chambers, Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire: up to 5 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Three Crosses, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire: up to 290 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- 2-5 Market Place, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5NX: up to 14 homes, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 17 at medium risk and 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR9 7BW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| HR9 7DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 4 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR9 7AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR9 7GZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR9 5DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR9 5NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| HR9 7AN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| HR9 7DU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 11 / 15 | unlikely |
| HR9 7WH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 86 addresses are between 35 m and 40 m above sea level (38 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR9 5DD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR9 5NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR9 7AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR9 7AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR9 7BW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR9 7DU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR9 7DX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR9 7GZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| HR9 7WH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Ledbury 195,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 17.5 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wolf Business Park Ross-on-Wye | 250 m |
| Car parks | Homs Road Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 60.2 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alton Street Surgery | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Warrendale Dental Surgery | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ross Community Hospital | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food Ross on Wye, Overross Street Cashzone | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Ross on Wye Community Garden 7,380 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Walter Scott Charity School, a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m (0.5 miles) west. 95 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Scott Charity School | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m (0.5 miles) west |
| The Market Hall | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Market House | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Man of Ross House | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Serendipity | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Wilton Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alton Court Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Merrivale Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Chase Wood Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Ayles Marsh | Wetland | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Ashe Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Deep Dean | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 84 |
30 of the street's 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Sep 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ashfield Park Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Garden Stores Ltd HR9 7BW | Other catering premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Katie’s Kitchen HR9 7QD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Larruperz Community Centre HR9 7QD | Other catering premises | 320 m | 4 Good | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Woodside Resource Centre HR9 7NJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 25 Oct 2022 |
| Ross Pre school Playgroup HR9 7QD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | Exempt | |
| GEM Hereford - Hildersley HR9 7NJ | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Morrisons HR9 7AQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 29 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Weston Grove (8); On or near Hildersley Avenue (3); On or near North Road (2); On or near Ashburton Road (1); On or near Harefields (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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
- HR9 7BW: 50 addresses of 73 in the postcode
- HR9 7DX: 16 addresses
- HR9 7AQ: 9 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- HR9 7GZ: 4 addresses
- HR9 5DD: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
- HR9 5NA: 1 address of 51 in the postcode
- HR9 7AN: 1 address of 88 in the postcode
- HR9 7DU: 1 address of 50 in the postcode
- HR9 7WH: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Great Western Court · Great Western Court · Ashburton Road · Harefields · Hildersley Avenue · North Road · North Road · Hildersley Rise · Alton Place · The Close · A40 · Gloucester Road
All the streets in HR9 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.