HR4 9AF

Central · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hereford
Ward
Central
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Postcode district
HR4
Postcode sector
HR4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR4 9AH 26 m
HR4 0BY 42 m
HR4 9BG 44 m
HR4 9AP 45 m
HR4 9BH 46 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR4 9AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2017
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR4
Postcode sector
HR4 9
Latitude
52.055765
Longitude
-2.717330
British National Grid easting
350,912
British National Grid northing
239,951

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Central · E05009449
Parish or community
E04000921
Output area
E00070727
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 012C · E01014010
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 012 · E02002916

Postcode source versions

Explore HR4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
8 - 9, Broad Street, Hereford, HR4 9AF 1 May 2019 £161,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
14
Secondary
5
  1. Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School

    Other independent school

    226 m
  2. Lord Scudamore Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    342 m
  3. Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service

    Pupil referral unit

    458 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,422
  • Shoplifting 623
  • Anti social behaviour 411
  • Criminal damage and arson 298
  • Public order 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HR4 9 residents
7,848

Age bands in HR4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,246 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

777 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

2,458 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,154 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,538 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • CANTILUPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81032

    348 m

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M81066

    348 m

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code M81026

    790 m

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Broad Street

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • City Bus Station

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • City Bus Station

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • City Bus Station

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • City Bus Station

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 012C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,860 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 306.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,422 events.

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