Hereford housing news
Hereford housing and property news, newest first: new developments, house prices from the Land Registry and housing decisions.
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Clehonger's 90 Affordable Homes Open, Ending a Mum's Two-Hour School Run
Cagebrook View in Clehonger has 90 homes for affordable rent and shared ownership. One mum says it ended months of two-hour school runs from temporary housing.
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Planning
Herefordshire Seeks Land for 500-Home Estates by 10 Dec
Herefordshire Council wants land for estates of 500 homes or more, offered by 10 December, to meet a 27,260-home target. What qualifies and what comes next.
Withington
Withington 250 Homes: Council Says No Full Assessment
No environmental statement needed for 250 homes off the A4103 at Withington, the council ruled on 22 October. Gleeson Land's outline application comes next.
Planning
Herefordshire Housing Land Supply Falls to 2.81 Years
Herefordshire can show only 2.81 years of housing land against a five-year rule, down from 3.11. What it changes for planning, and the sites that dropped out.
Credenhill
Credenhill 250 Homes: MoD Raises Concerns, Drainage Objects
Council drainage and landscape officers object to 250 homes beside Stirling Lines; the MoD lists concerns but no formal objection. Decision now due 18 December.
House prices
Herefordshire House Prices: £289,607, Growth Slows to 1.8%
The county average rose 1.8% in the year to July 2026, down from 4.5% in June. Most of the slowdown is last July's jump dropping out, not falling prices.
House prices
Herefordshire house prices: £289,715, up £13,290 in a year
The county average rose 4.8% in the year to June 2026, 77th of 295 English areas. Terraces and semis rose 5.7%, flats just 2%, and sales are below 2024.
Housing
Hereford Emergency Housing: 28 Flats at John Venn Building
Hereford's John Venn Building becomes 28 emergency flats by summer 2027, a £3.8m job. Herefordshire had 196 households in temporary accommodation in March.