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HR1 2EJ

Central · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire
Postcode district
HR1
Postcode sector
HR1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR1 2DE 46 m
HR1 2DT 54 m
HR1 2EH 56 m
HR1 2AR 58 m
HR1 2AZ 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR1 2EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR1
Postcode sector
HR1 2
Latitude
52.057803
Longitude
-2.713293
British National Grid easting
351,191
British National Grid northing
240,175

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Central · E05009449
Parish or community
E04000921
Westminster constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire · E14001281
Output area
E00187292
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 012C · E01014010
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 012 · E02002916

Postcode source versions

Explore HR1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
14
Secondary
5

  1. Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service

    Pupil referral unit

    150 m

  2. St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    224 m

  3. Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School

    Other independent school

    379 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,579
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,394
  • Shoplifting 596
  • Anti social behaviour 392
  • Criminal damage and arson 291
  • Public order 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HR1 2 residents
5,544

Age bands in HR1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

676 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

586 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

1,524 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

1,359 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,130 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • CANTILUPE SURGERY

    49-51 ST. OWEN STREET, HEREFORD, HR1 2JB

    ODS code M81032

    271 m

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

    WARGRAVE HOUSE, 23 ST. OWEN STREET, HEREFORD, HR1 2JB

    ODS code M81066

    271 m

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

    STATION MEDICAL CENTRE, STATION APPROACH, HEREFORD, HR1 1BB

    ODS code M81026

    466 m

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    2.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Maylord Shopping Centre

    BCT · Hereford

    0.0 miles

  • Franklin Barnes

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles

  • Maylord Shopping Centre

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles

  • Maylord Shopping Centre

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles

  • Yates

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 012C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,860 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 5 secondary schools. Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service is the nearest published school at 150 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,579 published events cover 12 months, averaging 298.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,394 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.