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HR2

UK postcode district

Part of Hereford

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,493
Current units
1,313
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
14

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
West Midlands
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
180

Postcode sectors in HR2

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
19,238 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Hartland Close, Belmont, Hereford, HR2 7SL 28 July 2026 £320,000
Blue Coat Cottage, Hillgates, Hereford, HR2 8JG 24 July 2026 £318,000
3, Harris Court, Lower Bullingham, Hereford, HR2 6FD 20 July 2026 £320,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
21
Primary
15
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,236
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,018
  • Anti social behaviour 265
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Other theft 167
  • Shoplifting 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

HR2 usual residents
38,964
Age-profile population
38,896

Age bands in HR2

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.8%
6,933 residents
Age 15 to 24
10%
3,874 residents
Age 25 to 44
24%
9,337 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.5%
10,693 residents
Age 65 and over
20.7%
8,059 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,300 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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
0%

In this district, 960 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 775 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 75 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

  • GOLDEN VALLEY PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, EWYAS HAROLD, HEREFORD, HR2 0EU

    ODS code M81009

  • MUCH BIRCH SURGERY

    MUCH BIRCH, HEREFORD, HR2 8HT

    ODS code M81024

  • THE SURGERY KINGSTONE

    KINGSTONE, HEREFORD, HR2 9HN

    ODS code M81067

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £258,000 from 2,683 recorded sales in HR2. 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,236 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,018 events.

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