HR1 2HP

Central · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR1 2HX 4 m
HR1 2HU 81 m
HR1 2PH 81 m
HR1 2AG 84 m
HR1 2BY 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR1 2HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR1
Postcode sector
HR1 2
Latitude
52.056198
Longitude
-2.712538
British National Grid easting
351,241
British National Grid northing
239,996

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
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. Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School

    Other independent school

    240 m
  2. Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service

    Pupil referral unit

    334 m
  3. St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    409 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,646
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,408
  • Shoplifting 628
  • Anti social behaviour 403
  • Criminal damage and arson 294
  • 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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • CANTILUPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81032

    86 m

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81066

    86 m

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M81026

    629 m

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    2.5 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

  • Shire Hall

    BCT · Hereford

    0.0 miles
  • Shire Hall

    BCT · Hereford

    0.0 miles
  • Shire Hall

    BCT · Hereford

    0.0 miles
  • Franklin Barnes

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Maylord Shopping Centre

    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. Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School is the nearest published school at 240 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,646 published events cover 12 months, averaging 303.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,408 events.

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