HR1 2SS

Eign Hill · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR1 2SQ 35 m
HR1 2SG 72 m
HR1 2ST 78 m
HR1 2SU 99 m
HR1 2SD 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR1 2SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR1
Postcode sector
HR1 2
Latitude
52.053604
Longitude
-2.701428
British National Grid easting
352,000
British National Grid northing
239,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Eign Hill · E05009453
Parish or community
E04000921
Output area
E00071166
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 012F · E01014092
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. St James' Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    666 m
  2. Hereford College of Arts

    Further education

    887 m
  3. Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School

    Other independent school

    918 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,096
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,217
  • Shoplifting 532
  • Anti social behaviour 344
  • Criminal damage and arson 249
  • Public order 227

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 straight-line

  • CANTILUPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81032

    772 m

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81066

    772 m

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M81026

    1.1 km

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Rose Garden

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • The Rose Garden

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Central Avenue

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Lichfield Avenue

    BCT · Hereford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 012F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,623 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 5 secondary schools. St James' Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 666 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,096 published events cover 12 months, averaging 258 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,217 events.

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