Station Details

Ledbury

Station NameLedbury
Station CodeLED
Station OwnerWest Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
Developable Area24.06ha
Development Capacity1,203 homes (at 50dph)
Local Planning AuthorityHerefordshire, County of
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required2,199
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered2,262
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score103%
2021 Housing Delivery Test - ConsequenceNone
Network Rail RegionWest Midlands
Network Rail Sub-RegionHerefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Passengers, 2020 - 202167,320
Passengers, 2019 - 2020218,858
UK Station Passenger Rank (Use)1,160

Development Potential

England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Ledbury station had 218,858 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 601 people per day.

For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 50 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.

Ledbury is located within the West Midlands railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 24.06ha.

Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 1,203 homes.

The station sits within Herefordshire, County of planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 103%, having delivered 2,262 homes from a target of 2,199. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.

The total capacity of all Herefordshire, County of's stations is 2,489 homes. That's 113% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.

Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Herefordshire, County of's stations is 2,489 homes without building on protected land. That's 113% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.