Household tenure

Herefordshire has a higher proportion of households who own their home outright and a lower proportion who own their home with a mortgage compared with England & Wales.  The proportion of households who rent privately from a landlord or letting agency is slightly lower than nationally and a lower proportion of households are in social rented accommodation.  In the decade 2001 to 2011, there was a shift in housing tenure away from owner occupation towards the private rented sector.