HR1 2WB

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 2UF 1 m
HR1 2TU 60 m
HR1 2UE 76 m
HR1 2AW 105 m
HR1 2TS 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR1 2WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2002
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR1
Postcode sector
HR1 2
Latitude
52.058037
Longitude
-2.701307
British National Grid easting
352,013
British National Grid northing
240,193

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
E00070587
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 011B · E01013988
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 011 · E02002915

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 College of Arts

    Further education

    452 m
  2. Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College

    Further education

    487 m
  3. Hereford Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    544 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,860
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,124
  • Shoplifting 453
  • Anti social behaviour 331
  • Criminal damage and arson 235
  • Public order 213

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

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M81026

    801 m

  • CANTILUPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81032

    806 m

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81066

    806 m

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Bodenham Road

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Bodenham Road

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • County Hospital

    BCT · Hereford

    0.2 miles
  • Rose and Crown

    BCT · Tupsley

    0.2 miles
  • The Rose Garden

    BCT · Hereford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 011B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,147 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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 College of Arts is the nearest published school at 452 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,860 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,124 events.

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