HR8 1FU

Hope End · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire
Postcode district
HR8
Postcode sector
HR8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR8 1JY 360 m
HR8 1JU 393 m
HR8 1JX 733 m
HR8 1JP 903 m
HR8 1JR 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR8 1FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR8
Postcode sector
HR8 1
Latitude
52.102913
Longitude
-2.426582
British National Grid easting
370,878
British National Grid northing
245,038

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Hope End · E05009461
Parish or community
E04000702
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00070822
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 009A · E01014027
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 009 · E02002913

Postcode source versions

Explore HR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Bosbury CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  2. Compass Community School Hereford

    Other independent special school

    3.1 km
  3. Cradley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.8 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HR8 1 residents
4,482

Age bands in HR8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11%

498 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

373 residents

Age 25 to 44
17%

771 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

1,390 residents

Age 65 and over
33.3%

1,512 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
42.9%
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
42.9%
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

1

within 5 km

  • CRADLEY SURGERY

    BOSBURY ROAD, CRADLEY, MALVERN, WR13 5LT

    ODS code M81600

    2.4 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

  • Nashend Lane (Schools)

    BCT · Bosbury

    0.3 miles
  • Nashend Lane (Schools)

    BCT · Bosbury

    0.3 miles
  • Rook Row

    BCT · Cradley

    0.8 miles
  • Rook Row

    BCT · Cradley

    0.8 miles
  • Forge Bank

    BCT · Bosbury

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 009A, 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

16,112 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bosbury CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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