HR2 8HD

Wormside · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR2 8EX 656 m
HR2 8EU 746 m
HR2 8SG 757 m
HR2 8EY 1.1 km
HR2 0BN 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR2 8HD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 8
Latitude
51.942452
Longitude
-2.803536
British National Grid easting
344,862
British National Grid northing
227,410

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
E04012987
Output area
E00187157
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 021F · E01014099
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 021 · E02002925

Postcode source versions

Explore HR2

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Skyfolde, Garway Hill, Hereford, HR2 8HD 28 March 2025 £600,000
Merryview Bungalow, Garway Hill, Hereford, HR2 8HD 15 July 2022 £270,000
Handley Gate Cottage, Garway Hill, Hereford, HR2 8HD 18 December 2020 £390,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Garway Primary School

    Community school

    4.8 km
  2. The Steiner Academy Hereford

    Academy sponsor led

    5.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

24 female, 23 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.9
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 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR2 8 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+
78.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
78.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
78.9%
Gigabit-capable
78.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
94.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
89.5%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Saddlebow Road

    BCT · Bagwyllydiart

    0.4 miles
  • Garway Road

    BCT · Bagwyllydiart

    0.4 miles
  • Saddlebow Common

    BCT · Orcop Hill

    1.0 miles
  • Saddlebow Common

    BCT · Orcop Hill

    1.0 miles
  • Red Lion PH

    BCT · Kilpeck

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 021F, 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

14,919 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £435,000 from 2 recorded sales in HR2 8HD. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Garway Primary School is the nearest published school at 3.0 miles.

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