HR5 3SQ

Kington · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3SF 109 m
HR5 3SG 160 m
HR5 3DE 191 m
HR5 3DA 192 m
HR5 3DF 246 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR5 3SQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR5
Postcode sector
HR5 3
Latitude
52.207693
Longitude
-3.022880
British National Grid easting
330,200
British National Grid northing
257,100

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
E00070860
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 006C · E01014033
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 006 · E02002910

Postcode source versions

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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

    837 m
  2. Lady Hawkins' School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
163
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Public order 11
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • KINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EARDISLEY ROAD, KINGTON, HR5 3EA

    ODS code M81054

    955 m

Nearby transport

  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Hatton Gardens

    0.1 miles
  • Ye Olde Tavern

    BCT · Kington

    0.1 miles
  • Gravel Hill Drive

    BCT · Kington

    0.2 miles
  • Elizabeth Road

    BCT · Kington

    0.2 miles
  • Old Doctor's Surgery

    BCT · Kington

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Kington Primary School is the nearest published school at 837 m.

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

Recorded crime

163 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.583 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.