We have recently published a new oral health needs assessment for Herefordshire which can be viewed, or downloaded, from the oral health page of this website. The oral health needs assessment describes the standard of oral health of people living in… read more on article: "Oral health needs assessment"

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have recently published their latest estimates of the population of small areas in England. We will shortly begin analysing this new data and we will be making it available on the ‘population’ and ‘about your… read more on article: "Latest small area population estimates"

Reflecting the importance of environmental factors to people's health and wellbeing, we are gradually expanding the environment section of Understanding Herefordshire.   In a recent (September 2019) news item we announced the addition of a new 'clim… read more on article: "Water quality"

The English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (IoD2019) were released at the end of September, replacing those from 2015.  They give an indication of how deprived a local area is compared to all other areas of England based on seven different types, or dom… read more on article: "English Indices of Deprivation 2019"

Reflecting the potential impact of global warming and associated climate change on Herefordshire's natural environment, its economy, and on its people's health and well-being, we have created a new webpage.  The page summarises the challenges posed b… read more on article: "New content - climate change and greenhouse gas emissions"

Welcome to our latest (Summer 2019) Understanding Herefordshire bulletin where we share information about what we have been working on.  You will also find links to some external resources that you might find interesting, information about recent eng… read more on article: "Summer 2019 Understanding Herefordshire Bulletin"

Updated ward profiles, incorporating the latest information about quality of housing in Herefordshire, are now available to view and download via the ‘interactive map'. The ward profiles provide a single source of useful information and statistics a… read more on article: "Ward profiles updated"

We have just added a new page to the website which provides information about the prevalence of domestic violence and abuse in Herefordshire.  The 'hidden' problem of domestic abuse in rural communities has recently been highlighted in a report by t… read more on article: "Domestic violence and abuse - new web page added"

ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire's population has increased to 192,100 in mid-2018.  Data is now available to download from the Population pages.

ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire's population has increased to 192,100 in mid-2018.  We are working on analysis of the new data at the moment and will update the Population pages shortly.  In the meantime, you can… read more on article: "Latest population estimates"

New population forecasts for Herefordshire and areas around the county are available on Growing population. These show that the anticipated development of 16,000 new homes over the next 12 years, in Herefordshire, could see the population increase to… read more on article: "Population update"

Welcome to our Intelligence Unit bulletin where we share information about our latest work, what projects we have planned, and resources that you might find useful. Our previous bulletins, released in June 2018 and September 2018 may also be of inte… read more on article: "Intelligence Unit Bulletins"