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HR2 8SD

Birch · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hereford
Ward
Birch
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 8SH 82 m
HR2 8EP 215 m
HR2 8SA 396 m
HR2 8EW 560 m
HR2 8SE 670 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR2 8SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 8
Latitude
51.948601
Longitude
-2.757522
British National Grid easting
348,032
British National Grid northing
228,060

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
E04000846
Westminster constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire · E14001281
Output area
E00070997
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 021B · E01014059
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 021 · E02002925

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Trees, 1, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8SD 20 November 2025 £725,000
Wilf Rose Cottage, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8SD 25 July 2025 £395,000
The Trees, 3, Orcop, Hereford, HR2 8SD 20 August 2024 £670,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. The Steiner Academy Hereford

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km

  2. Much Birch CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km

  3. St Weonard's Academy

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

23 female, 22 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.1
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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
78.3%
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

1

within 5 km

  • MUCH BIRCH SURGERY

    MUCH BIRCH, HEREFORD, HR2 8HT

    ODS code M81024

    3.4 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

  • Catch Corner

    BCT · Orcop Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Catch Corner

    BCT · Orcop Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Orcop Turn

    BCT · Orcop Hill

    0.9 miles

  • Orcop Turn

    BCT · Orcop Hill

    0.9 miles

  • Orcop Turn

    BCT · Orcop Hill

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 021B, 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

15,419 of 33,755

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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £434,375 from 10 recorded sales in HR2 8SD. 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

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Steiner Academy Hereford is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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