HR5 3BE

Kington · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Kington
Ward
Kington
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire
Postcode district
HR5
Postcode sector
HR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR5 3AZ 37 m
HR5 3HN 59 m
HR5 3TF 66 m
HR5 3FN 82 m
HR5 3FF 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR5 3BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR5
Postcode sector
HR5 3
Latitude
52.203734
Longitude
-3.032491
British National Grid easting
329,537
British National Grid northing
256,669

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Kington · E05009464
Parish or community
E04000790
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00070850
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 006D · E01014034
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 006 · E02002910

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Church Street, Kington, HR5 3BE 13 February 2026 £220,000
28, Church Street, Kington, HR5 3BE 17 October 2025 £105,000
31, Church Street, Kington, HR5 3BE 31 March 2025 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. Kington Primary School

    Community school

    86 m
  2. Lady Hawkins' School

    Academy converter

    494 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
161
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Public order 12
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
61

26 female, 35 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
1.5
HR5 3 residents
4,788

Age bands in HR5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

632 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

396 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

836 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,347 residents

Age 65 and over
30.8%

1,426 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR5 3 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+
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
2.5%
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

  • KINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EARDISLEY ROAD, KINGTON, HR5 3EA

    ODS code M81054

    871 m

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

  • Swan Hotel

    BCT · Kington

    0.1 miles
  • Swan Hotel

    BCT · Kington

    0.1 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Kington

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Street Car Park

    BCT · Kington

    0.1 miles
  • Walnut Gardens

    BCT · Kington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 006D, 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

8,152 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
6
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 £202,500 from 10 recorded sales in HR5 3BE. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Kington Primary School is the nearest published school at 86 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

161 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 82 events.

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