HR5 3HJ

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 3HH 601 m
HR5 3HP 718 m
HR5 3HQ 831 m
HR5 3HF 852 m
HR5 3HG 905 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR5 3HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR5
Postcode sector
HR5 3
Latitude
52.183507
Longitude
-3.042467
British National Grid easting
328,823
British National Grid northing
254,429

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
E04000791
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00070859
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 006C · E01014033
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 006 · E02002910

Postcode source versions

Explore HR5

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bramble Cottage, Kingswood, Kington, HR5 3HJ 10 November 2025 £790,000
Rose Cottage, Kingswood, Kington, HR5 3HJ 18 February 2011 £129,999
Onslow House, Kingswood, Kington, HR5 3HJ 16 November 2010 £437,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. Lady Hawkins' School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Kington Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

1

within 5 km

  • KINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EARDISLEY ROAD, KINGTON, HR5 3EA

    ODS code M81054

    2.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

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    BCT · Hergest

    0.7 miles
  • Arrow View

    BCT · Hergest

    0.7 miles
  • Cutterbach Lane

    BCT · Kington

    1.3 miles
  • Cutterbach Lane

    BCT · Kington

    1.3 miles
  • Park View

    BCT · Kington

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 006C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,988 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £790,000 from 1 recorded sale in HR5 3HJ. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lady Hawkins' 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

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 3 events.

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