HR2 9SS

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR2 9RT 456 m
HR2 9RU 676 m
HR2 9RY 747 m
HR2 9RW 767 m
HR2 9RN 830 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR2 9SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR2
Postcode sector
HR2 9
Latitude
52.031072
Longitude
-2.751087
British National Grid easting
348,569
British National Grid northing
237,228

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
E04000772
Output area
E00070816
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 021A · E01014026
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 021 · E02002925

Postcode source versions

Explore HR2

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Merryhill Park, Belmont, Hereford, HR2 9SS 4 October 2022 £345,000
12, Merryhill Park, Belmont, Hereford, HR2 9SS 23 September 2022 £260,000
1, Merryhill Park, Belmont, Hereford, HR2 9SS 15 March 2021 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. The Hereford Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km
  2. Blackmarston School

    Academy special sponsor led

    2.0 km
  3. Marlbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
361
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 150
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Other theft 23
  • Public order 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

10 female, 7 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.7
HR2 9 residents
6,363

Age bands in HR2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,001 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

582 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

1,194 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

1,756 residents

Age 65 and over
26.6%

1,639 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR2 9 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    1.4 km

  • CANTILUPE SURGERY

    49-51 ST. OWEN STREET, HEREFORD, HR1 2JB

    ODS code M81032

    3.8 km

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

    WARGRAVE HOUSE, 23 ST. OWEN STREET, HEREFORD, HR1 2JB

    ODS code M81066

    3.8 km

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

    STATION MEDICAL CENTRE, STATION APPROACH, HEREFORD, HR1 1BB

    ODS code M81026

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Belmont Abbey

    BCT · Belmont

    0.5 miles
  • Belmont Abbey

    BCT · Belmont

    0.5 miles
  • Abbey Cottages

    BCT · Belmont

    0.5 miles
  • Abbey Cottages

    BCT · Belmont

    0.5 miles
  • Haywood Turn

    BCT · Belmont

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 021A, 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

15,099 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £302,500 from 2 recorded sales in HR2 9SS. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Hereford Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

361 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 150 events.

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