HR1 2EX

Central · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hereford
Ward
Central
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Postcode district
HR1
Postcode sector
HR1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR1 2ES 73 m
HR1 2HD 77 m
HR1 2HA 91 m
HR1 2ET 97 m
HR1 2BL 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR1 2EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR1
Postcode sector
HR1 2
Latitude
52.057043
Longitude
-2.708190
British National Grid easting
351,540
British National Grid northing
240,087

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
Output area
E00070726
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 012D · E01014011
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 012 · E02002916

Postcode source versions

Explore HR1

40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
52, St Guthlac Street, Hereford, HR1 2EX 14 February 2025 £248,000
67, St Guthlac Street, Hereford, HR1 2EX 17 January 2025 £230,000
58, St Guthlac Street, Hereford, HR1 2EX 12 April 2024 £235,000

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

    434 m
  2. St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    490 m
  3. Barrs Court School

    Academy special converter

    529 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,416
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,313
  • Shoplifting 575
  • Anti social behaviour 383
  • Criminal damage and arson 275
  • Public order 252

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
78

36 female, 42 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
20.6%

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

    332 m

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81066

    332 m

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M81026

    570 m

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    2.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Country Bus Station

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Country Bus Station

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Country Bus Station

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Country Bus Station

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Country Bus Station

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 012D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,918 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £241,500 from 6 recorded sales in HR1 2EX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Herefordshire is £289,715 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 5 secondary schools. Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service is the nearest published school at 434 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,416 published events cover 12 months, averaging 284.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,313 events.

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