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The Shires, Lower Bullingham, Hereford

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Shires, Lower Bullingham, Hereford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hereford-herefordshire/the-shires/

House prices, sold prices and local information for HR2 6EY, HR2 6EZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£372,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£172,224
29 sales
Price range
£104k – £373k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2026
HR2 6EY

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At a glance

House prices£172k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station33 min walkHereford station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 33 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

29 property sales on The Shires, Lower Bullingham, Hereford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £372,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £142,964. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 48% terraced, 28% detached, 24% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Shires range from £104,000 to £372,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on The Shires compared

HR2 postcode area£257,504
Hereford£283,244
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Shires has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all HR2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £114,167 (3 sales)2016£114k2017: £114,333 (3 sales)2017£114k2018: £165,000 (3 sales)2018£165k2019: £154,500 (3 sales)2019£155k2020: £216,000 (1 sales)2020£216k2021: £150,000 (2 sales)2021£150k2022: £195,125 (4 sales)2022£195k2023: £181,250 (4 sales)2023£181k2024: £191,300 (5 sales)2024£191k2026: £372,500 (1 sales)2026£373k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£142,96429 Nov 2024
Detached8£249,00020 Feb 2026
Semi-detached7£143,00018 Nov 2024

Sold prices on The Shires

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, The Shires HR2 6EY 31 Jul 2026£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, The Shires HR2 6EY 20 Feb 2026£372,500 DetachedFreehold
5, The Shires HR2 6EY 4 Jul 2025£140,000 TerracedFreehold
10, The Shires HR2 6EZ 29 Nov 2024£195,000 TerracedFreehold
21, The Shires HR2 6EY 18 Nov 2024£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, The Shires HR2 6EY 26 Jul 2024£171,500 TerracedFreehold
41, The Shires HR2 6EY 26 Jul 2024£250,000 DetachedFreehold
9, The Shires HR2 6EY 9 Feb 2024£160,000 TerracedFreehold
12, The Shires HR2 6EZ 14 Dec 2023£145,000 TerracedFreehold
42, The Shires HR2 6EZ 13 Nov 2023£270,000 DetachedFreehold
26, The Shires HR2 6EZ 1 Sep 2023£160,000 TerracedFreehold
40, The Shires HR2 6EZ 3 Apr 2023£106,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, The Shires HR2 6EZ 24 Mar 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
30, The Shires HR2 6EZ 28 Feb 2023£140,000 TerracedFreehold
46, The Shires HR2 6EZ 12 Oct 2022£250,000 DetachedFreehold
52, The Shires HR2 6EZ 9 Jun 2022£220,500 DetachedFreehold
9, The Shires HR2 6EY 21 Feb 2022£153,000 TerracedFreehold
3, The Shires HR2 6EY 27 Jan 2022£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, The Shires HR2 6EY 17 Dec 2021£148,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, The Shires HR2 6EY 1 Oct 2021£152,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, The Shires HR2 6EZ 5 Jun 2020£216,000 DetachedFreehold
15, The Shires HR2 6EY 26 Jul 2019£136,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, The Shires HR2 6EZ 19 Jun 2019£208,000 DetachedFreehold
36, The Shires HR2 6EZ 16 Jan 2019£119,000 TerracedFreehold
26, The Shires HR2 6EZ 14 Dec 2018£130,000 TerracedFreehold
31, The Shires HR2 6EY 24 Aug 2018£160,000 TerracedFreehold
39, The Shires HR2 6EY 25 May 2018£205,000 DetachedFreehold
9, The Shires HR2 6EY 9 Jun 2017£124,000 TerracedFreehold
34, The Shires HR2 6EZ 1 Feb 2017£115,000 TerracedFreehold
31, The Shires HR2 6EY 26 Jan 2017£104,000 TerracedFreehold
21, The Shires HR2 6EY 24 Oct 2016£122,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, The Shires HR2 6EY 5 Aug 2016£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, The Shires HR2 6EZ 27 May 2016£115,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
19, The Shires £105,000 (Aug 2016) → £150,000 (Jul 2026) +43%
over 10 yrs
21, The Shires £122,500 (Oct 2016) → £148,000 (Dec 2021) → £180,000 (Nov 2024) +47%
over 8 yrs
31, The Shires £104,000 (Jan 2017) → £160,000 (Aug 2018) → £171,500 (Jul 2024) +65%
over 7 yrs
9, The Shires £124,000 (Jun 2017) → £153,000 (Feb 2022) → £160,000 (Feb 2024) +29%
over 7 yrs
42, The Shires £208,000 (Jun 2019) → £270,000 (Nov 2023) +30%
over 4 yrs
26, The Shires £130,000 (Dec 2018) → £160,000 (Sep 2023) +23%
over 5 yrs
15, The Shires £136,500 (Jul 2019) → £152,000 (Oct 2021) +11%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near The Shires

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Marlbrook Primary School 578 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Martin's Primary School 304 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
St James' Church of England Primary School 219 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.9 mi
Our Lady's RC Primary School 181 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Blackmarston School 105 pupils Academy special sponsor led 2–11 Inadequate Report 0.9 mi
The Hereford Church of England Academy 647 pupils Secondary Christian 11–16 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Riverside Primary School 631 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 1.1 mi
Pathway Schools Limited 25 pupils Other independent special school 8–18 Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Hereford station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Shires (SW-bound, The Pastures) 1 min walk
  • The Pastures (o/s 2, The Dales) 2 min walk
  • St Clares Court (N-bound, Windsor Road) 3 min walk
  • St Clares Court (S-bound, Windsor Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Cantilupe Surgery
    49-51 St. Owen Street, Hereford · 1.3 mi
  • Wargrave House Surgery
    Wargrave House, 23 St. Owen Street, Hereford · 1.3 mi
  • Belmont Medical Centre
    Eastholme Avenue, Belmont, Hereford · 1.4 mi
  • Hereford Medical Group
    Station Medical Centre, Station Approach, Hereford · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Holme Lacy Road · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hereford Game Express · 0.6 mi
  • Spar PFS EG - OTM - Hereford · 0.9 mi
  • Spar Spar Bartonsham-Bream · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wye Valley Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Chandos Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Saxon Hall · 0.2 mi
  • 1 Pool Farm Cottages · 1.0 mi
  • St Martins Dental Practice · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned59.4%62.5%
Private rented25.5%20.3%
Social rented15.1%17.1%
Households808

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.7%64.1%
Aged 65+11.1%18.6%
Residents1,818

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks75%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network98%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks82%92%

Share of homes across Herefordshire, County of with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around The Shires

Ethnic group

HereHerefordshire
White97.1%96.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%1.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%1.2%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.3%

Religion

HereHerefordshire
Christian51.6%54.9%
No religion38.8%36.6%
Not answered8%6.9%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Buddhist0.4%0.3%
Muslim0.4%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereHerefordshire
Born in the UK89%91.4%
Born outside the UK11%8.6%

Highest qualification

HereHerefordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above24.5%32.7%
Level 3 qualifications22.6%16.9%
No qualifications17.2%18%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%9.5%
Apprenticeship6%5.9%
Other qualifications3.2%2.8%

General health

HereHerefordshire
Very good health49%45.7%
Good health34.5%35.1%
Fair health11.9%13.9%
Bad health3.7%4.1%
Very bad health0.9%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereHerefordshire
1 car or van in household45.1%39.9%
2 cars or vans in household28.7%31.6%
No cars or vans in household16.7%14.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%14%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Herefordshire.

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