Lower Galdeford, Ludlow house prices are built from 52 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2002 and the most recent on 5 Aug 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £156,000. Across the 14 years from 2002 to 2016 the median moved +171.0% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +96.1%.
Median price paid
£156,000
Change in cash, 2002–2016
+171.0%
Change in real terms
+96.1%
Median per m²
£2,271
HM Land Registry52 sales8 with floor areaLatest sale 5 Aug 2025
Section 01
How Lower Galdeford, Ludlow prices moved
The chart tracks the median Lower Galdeford, Ludlow house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 2002 to 2016. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | £112,000 | £204,031 |
| 2010s | 2 | £178,500 | £251,685 |
The highest yearly median on record for Lower Galdeford, Ludlow is £303,500 in 2016; the lowest is £112,000 in 2002. Across the full 15-year record the cash median has moved from £112,000 to £303,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £216,033, so the real change over the whole record is +96.1% — about +4.93% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +171.0% in cash against +96.1% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 the Courtyard, 19 | 5 Aug 2025 | Semi-detached | £130,000 | £132,826 |
| Ilewa Bishop Mascall Centre | 11 Jul 2025 | Detached | £615,000 | £628,370 |
| 96 | 28 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £192,000 | £196,174 |
| St Kellems | 19 Oct 2023 | Detached | £515,000 | £556,437 |
| 81 | 11 Sep 2023 | Semi-detached | £215,255 | £232,574 |
| 95 | 21 Jun 2023 | Terraced | £267,500 | £289,023 |
| 78 | 25 Aug 2022 | Terraced | £189,755 | £219,848 |
| 94 | 22 Mar 2022 | Terraced | £184,000 | £213,180 |
| 80 | 11 Jun 2021 | Terraced | £200,000 | £252,688 |
| Framar | 19 Mar 2021 | Detached | £270,000 | £341,129 |
| 104 | 16 Dec 2020 | Terraced | £230,000 | £297,796 |
| 69 | 23 Jul 2020 | Terraced | £200,000 | £258,953 |
| Crossing Cottage | 22 Feb 2017 | Detached | £160,000 | £217,761 |
| Smithfield House | 25 Oct 2016 | Detached | £380,000 | £530,495 |
| St Kellems | 16 Sep 2016 | Detached | £272,000 | £379,723 |
| Ilewa Bishop Mascall Centre | 10 May 2016 | Detached | £385,000 | £537,475 |
| 65 | 14 Apr 2016 | Terraced | £335,000 | £467,673 |
| 96 | 23 Mar 2016 | Terraced | £167,000 | £233,139 |
| Emily Mews, 69b | 18 Jan 2016 | Detached | £185,000 | £258,267 |
| 77 | 27 Feb 2015 | Terraced | £180,000 | £253,800 |
| 95 | 15 Sep 2014 | Terraced | £189,950 | £272,461 |
| 104 | 30 Jul 2014 | Terraced | £178,500 | £256,038 |
| Emily Mews, 69b | 28 Mar 2014 | Terraced | £151,000 | £216,592 |
| Edlow House | 17 Mar 2014 | Detached | £449,000 | £644,039 |
| 52 | 7 Feb 2014 | Semi-detached | £170,950 | £245,208 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Lower Galdeford, Ludlow values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILEWA BISHOP MASCALL CENTRE Lower Galdeford | £385,000 (2016) | £615,000 (2025) | +5.3% | +1.8% |
| 96 Lower Galdeford | £38,500 (1997) | £192,000 (2025) | +5.9% | +3.2% |
| ST KELLEMS Lower Galdeford | £150,000 (2003) | £515,000 (2023) | +6.4% | +3.4% |
| 81 Lower Galdeford | £115,000 (2002) | £215,255 (2023) | +3.0% | +0.2% |
| 95 Lower Galdeford | £189,950 (2014) | £267,500 (2023) | +3.9% | +0.7% |
| 78 Lower Galdeford | £112,000 (2002) | £189,755 (2022) | +2.7% | +0.1% |
| 80 Lower Galdeford | £112,000 (2002) | £200,000 (2021) | +3.1% | +0.8% |
| 104 Lower Galdeford | £127,500 (2005) | £230,000 (2020) | +4.0% | +1.7% |
| 69 Lower Galdeford | £92,000 (2000) | £200,000 (2020) | +4.0% | +1.7% |
| 65 Lower Galdeford | £182,500 (2004) | £335,000 (2016) | +5.2% | +2.7% |
| EMILY MEWS, 69B Lower Galdeford | £59,000 (1999) | £185,000 (2016) | +7.0% | +4.6% |
| 77 Lower Galdeford | £120,000 (2002) | £180,000 (2015) | +3.2% | +0.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Lower Galdeford, Ludlow is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 34 | 65.4% | £138,000 | £29,250 – £335,000 |
| Detached | 12 | 23.1% | £270,000 | £124,600 – £615,000 |
| Semi-detached | 6 | 11.5% | £130,000 | £115,000 – £215,255 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Lower Galdeford, Ludlow
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 52 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 52 | 100.0% | £156,000 |
| New build | 5 | 9.6% | £112,000 |
| Existing home | 47 | 90.4% | £167,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -32.9%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 9 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Lower Galdeford, Ludlow
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Herefordshire, County of, 37.9% of 94,137 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 10.6% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 892 | 0.9% |
| B | 9,289 | 9.9% |
| C | 25,501 | 27.1% |
| D | 31,524 | 33.5% |
| E | 16,959 | 18.0% |
| F | 7,186 | 7.6% |
| G | 2,786 | 3.0% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Herefordshire, County of at £809 a month as of Jun 2026 — £588 for a one-bedroom home and £941 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £156,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 6.22% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of SY8, 49 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 20 violent, 1 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 10 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 3.4 times quieter.
Against the 187,034 residents the 2021 census counted in Herefordshire, County of, that is 0.26 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Lower Galdeford, Ludlow
The 2021 census counted 187,034 residents in Herefordshire, County of across 82,827 households. 67.5% of those households own their home and 32.5% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
7 state and independent schools have a SY8 postcode: 6 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Church of England School | Secondary | Academy converter | 626 |
| Ludlow Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 397 |
| St Laurence CofE Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 237 |
| Orleton CofE Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 175 |
| Clee Hill Community Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 158 |
| Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 121 |
| Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided) | Primary | Academy converter | 81 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Rail Station | Rail | 1.6 km |
| Craven Arms Rail Station | Rail | 12.9 km |
| Broome Rail Station | Rail | 14.4 km |
| Hopton Heath Rail Station | Rail | 15.0 km |
Section 09
How Lower Galdeford, Ludlow compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Lower Galdeford, Ludlow sits below that national figure — -1.0%.
Within Ludlow the street ranks 158 of 268 by median price, and its median is below the town figure of £165,000 (-5.5%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,271 per square metre, across 8 of the 52 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £29,250 to £615,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Lower Galdeford, Ludlow sits in Herefordshire, County of, in the West Midlands.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Herefordshire, County of at 8.8 times median local earnings of £33,685 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Dahn Drive£144,000 median
- Old Street£112,000 median
- Gravel Hill£147,450 median
- Vashon Close£105,000 median
- Corve Street£223,508 median
- Stanton Road£129,250 median
- New Street£100,000 median
- Normandie Close£87,500 median
- St Margaret Road£128,000 median
- Baker Close£89,950 median
- Henley Road£146,000 median
- Hucklemarsh Road£92,500 median
- Lower Broad Street£215,000 median
- Julian Road£201,500 median
- Mill Street£249,500 median
- Wyson£242,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- EMILY MEWS, 69B Lower Galdeford5 sales
- 104 Lower Galdeford4 sales
- 96 Lower Galdeford3 sales
- ST KELLEMS Lower Galdeford3 sales
- 78 Lower Galdeford3 sales
- 80 Lower Galdeford3 sales
- 69 Lower Galdeford3 sales
- 22 Lower Galdeford3 sales
- ILEWA, BISHOP MASCALL CENTRE Lower Galdeford2 sales
- 81 Lower Galdeford2 sales
- 95 Lower Galdeford2 sales
- 65 Lower Galdeford2 sales
- 77 Lower Galdeford2 sales
- 2 the COURTYARD, 19 Lower Galdeford2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Lower Galdeford, Ludlow?
The median price paid in Lower Galdeford, Ludlow across every sale on the register is £156,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Lower Galdeford, Ludlow?
52 sales are on record for Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, the most recent completing on 5 Aug 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Lower Galdeford, Ludlow house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +171.0% between 2002 and 2016. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +96.1%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Lower Galdeford, Ludlow house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £303,500, set in 2016. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Lower Galdeford, Ludlow?
£2,271 per square metre, from the 8 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 5 Aug 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Lower Galdeford, Ludlow house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.