HR2 8JB

Birch · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Birch
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR2 8JD 364 m
HR2 8NL 720 m
HR2 8JA 761 m
HR2 8JE 788 m
HR2 8NJ 920 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR2 8JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 8
Latitude
51.951576
Longitude
-2.710253
British National Grid easting
351,284
British National Grid northing
228,358

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Birch · E05009442
Parish or community
E04000811
Output area
E00070993
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 021C · E01014060
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 021 · E02002925

Postcode source versions

Explore HR2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Much Birch CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.8 km
  2. Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.0 km
  3. The Steiner Academy Hereford

    Academy sponsor led

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
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 0.3% 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
83.3%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

1

within 5 km

  • MUCH BIRCH SURGERY

    MUCH BIRCH, HEREFORD, HR2 8HT

    ODS code M81024

    2.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pencoyd Turn

    BCT · Harewood End

    0.4 miles
  • Pencoyd Turn

    BCT · Harewood End

    0.4 miles
  • Laskett Lane

    BCT · Much Birch

    0.5 miles
  • Laskett Lane

    BCT · Much Birch

    0.5 miles
  • Windmill Hill

    BCT · Harewood End

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 021C, 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

17,115 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Much Birch CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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