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HR2 8BE

Wormside · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hereford
Ward
Wormside
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR2 8FE 70 m
HR2 8BL 95 m
HR2 8FA 133 m
HR2 8BN 144 m
HR2 7TF 435 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR2 8BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 8
Latitude
52.030754
Longitude
-2.734654
British National Grid easting
349,696
British National Grid northing
237,181

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Wormside · E05009490
Parish or community
E04000766
Westminster constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire · E14001281
Output area
E00070815
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 021A · E01014026
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 021 · E02002925

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Graftonbury Rise, Grafton, Hereford, HR2 8BE 12 September 2013 £357,000
1, Graftonbury Rise, Grafton, Hereford, HR2 8BE 18 September 2002 £263,000
3, Graftonbury Rise, Grafton, Hereford, HR2 8BE 14 December 2001 £238,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
14
Secondary
4

  1. The Hereford Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    920 m

  2. Marlbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Blackmarston School

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
812
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 354
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Other theft 51
  • Public order 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
HR2 8 residents
4,559

Age bands in HR2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

579 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

348 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.2%

720 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

1,342 residents

Age 65 and over
28.8%

1,209 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    1.2 km

  • CANTILUPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81032

    3.1 km

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81066

    3.1 km

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M81026

    3.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Treago Grove

    BCT · Newton Farm

    0.4 miles

  • Bronsil Close

    BCT · Newton Farm

    0.4 miles

  • Pixley Walk

    BCT · Newton Farm

    0.4 miles

  • Kilpeck Avenue

    BCT · Newton Farm

    0.5 miles

  • Brampton Road

    BCT · Newton Farm

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 021A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,099 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

30 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Hereford Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 920 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

812 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 354 events.

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