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HR2 8SJ

Birch · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8PF 59 m
HR2 8PE 316 m
HR2 8PD 425 m
HR2 8PB 766 m
HR2 8JG 772 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR2 8SJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 8
Latitude
51.936501
Longitude
-2.737419
British National Grid easting
349,400
British National Grid northing
226,700

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
E04000815
Westminster constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire · E14001281
Output area
E00070993
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 021C · E01014060
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 021 · E02002925

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. St Weonard's Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  2. Much Birch CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.3 km

  3. The Steiner Academy Hereford

    Academy sponsor led

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MUCH BIRCH SURGERY

    MUCH BIRCH, HEREFORD, HR2 8HT

    ODS code M81024

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Hendre Farm turn

    BCT · Sandyway

    0.2 miles

  • Monkton Place

    BCT · Hill Gate

    0.2 miles

  • Old Hendre Farm turn

    BCT · Sandyway

    0.2 miles

  • Monkton Place

    BCT · Hill Gate

    0.2 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Sandyway

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Weonard's Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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