Borrowing Data

Borrowing statistics in Herefordshire 2026

Last updated November 2026 · Data to mid-2025 · Herefordshire

Borrowing figures for Herefordshire, from Borrowing Data and the Office for National Statistics.

121,000

Credit or loan holders

In 2024, 121,000 adults in Herefordshire held at least one credit or loan product.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; held now or in the previous 12 months. Includes regulated and unregulated credit.

54%

Credit card holders

In 2024, 54 per cent of adults in Herefordshire held a credit card (now or in the previous 12 months).

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; held now or in the previous 12 months.

20%

Overdraft users

In 2024, 20 per cent of adults in Herefordshire were overdrawn on a current account (now or in the previous 12 months).

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; overdrawn on a current account now or in the previous 12 months.

43,400

Residential mortgage holders

In 2024, 43,400 adults in Herefordshire had a residential mortgage on the property they lived in.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; residential mortgage on the property they live in.

19%

Buy now, pay later users

In 2024, 19 per cent of adults in Herefordshire used deferred payment credit (unregulated buy now, pay later) in the previous 12 months.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; unregulated buy now, pay later, called deferred payment credit in the survey, used in the previous 12 months.

13,300

High-cost credit users

In 2024, 13,300 adults in Herefordshire held high-cost credit.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; held now or in the previous 12 months. Covers home-collected, logbook, pawnbroking, payday, rent-to-own, short-term instalment and guarantor loans.

23%

Low financial resilience

In 2024, 23 per cent of adults in Herefordshire had low financial resilience.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; in financial difficulty, heavily burdened by bills or credit commitments, or with low savings.

9%

In financial difficulty

In 2024, 9 per cent of adults in Herefordshire were in financial difficulty, having missed domestic bills or credit commitments in three or more of the previous six months.

Source: Local borrowing figures, Borrowing Data, 2024

Adults aged 18 and over; missed domestic bills or credit commitments in three or more of the previous six months.

162,717

Residents aged 16 and over

The estimated population aged 16 and over in Herefordshire was 162,717 at mid-2025.

Source: Population estimates - local authority based by single year of age (Nomis NM_2002_1), mid-year estimates, Office for National Statistics, 30 June 2025

ONS mid-2025 population estimates (published 29 July 2026 for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland as carried in the same Nomis table), local authority boundaries as of April 2023, usual residents, as returned by the Nomis 'Aged 16+' category.

Key points

In 2024, 121,000 adults in Herefordshire held at least one credit or loan product. In 2024, 54 per cent of adults in Herefordshire held a credit card (now or in the previous 12 months). In 2024, 20 per cent of adults in Herefordshire were overdrawn on a current account (now or in the previous 12 months).

Frequently asked questions

How many adults in Herefordshire held at least one credit or loan product in 2024?

In 2024, 121,000 adults in Herefordshire held at least one credit or loan product.

What share of adults in Herefordshire held a credit card in 2024?

In 2024, 54 per cent of adults in Herefordshire held a credit card (now or in the previous 12 months).

What share of adults in Herefordshire were overdrawn on a current account in 2024?

In 2024, 20 per cent of adults in Herefordshire were overdrawn on a current account (now or in the previous 12 months).