HR2 8YS

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 8EL 244 m
HR2 8EN 563 m
HR2 8JF 699 m
HR2 8JJ 824 m
HR2 8JH 932 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR2 8YS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 8
Latitude
51.956446
Longitude
-2.735520
British National Grid easting
349,553
British National Grid northing
228,917

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km
  2. The Steiner Academy Hereford

    Academy sponsor led

    2.7 km
  3. St Weonard's Academy

    Academy converter

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Lyston Lodge

    BCT · Wormelow

    0.0 miles
  • Lyston Smithy

    BCT · Wormelow

    0.1 miles
  • Lyston Smithy

    BCT · Wormelow

    0.2 miles
  • Orcop Turn

    BCT · Orcop Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Orcop Turn

    BCT · Orcop Hill

    0.2 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Much Birch CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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