HR2 6SJ

Saxon Gate · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hereford
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR2 6SH 37 m
HR2 6RH 64 m
HR2 6SN 84 m
HR2 6SG 86 m
HR2 6HB 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR2 6SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 6
Latitude
52.039756
Longitude
-2.715295
British National Grid easting
351,034
British National Grid northing
238,169

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Parish or community
E04000921
Output area
E00168522
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 015B · E01014070
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 015 · E02002919

Postcode source versions

Explore HR2

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Orchard Avenue, Hereford, HR2 6SJ 2 March 2026 £155,000
2, Orchard Avenue, Hereford, HR2 6SJ 15 March 2022 £220,000
9, Orchard Avenue, Hereford, HR2 6SJ 18 June 2021 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
13
Secondary
5
  1. Marlbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    687 m
  2. Blackmarston School

    Academy special sponsor led

    776 m
  3. St Martin's Primary School

    Academy converter

    826 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,668
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 754
  • Anti social behaviour 206
  • Criminal damage and arson 164
  • Shoplifting 106
  • Other theft 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

16 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.3
HR2 6 residents
8,879

Age bands in HR2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,738 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

953 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

2,502 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,348 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

1,581 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR2 6 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
88.9%

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 straight-line

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    1.7 km

  • CANTILUPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81032

    1.8 km

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81066

    1.8 km

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M81026

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Staddlestone Circle

    BCT · Saxon Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Hoarwithy Road

    BCT · Putson

    0.1 miles
  • Broomfield Walk

    BCT · Saxon Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Putson

    0.1 miles
  • Cider Press Drive

    BCT · Saxon Gate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 015B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,089 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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 £187,500 from 2 recorded sales in HR2 6SJ. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 5 secondary schools. Marlbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 687 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,668 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 754 events.

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