HR8 2FL

Ledbury West · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ledbury
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire
Postcode district
HR8
Postcode sector
HR8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR8 2FH 71 m
HR8 2FJ 85 m
HR8 2FN 90 m
HR8 2LS 109 m
HR8 2GH 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR8 2FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR8
Postcode sector
HR8 2
Latitude
52.041806
Longitude
-2.430812
British National Grid easting
370,548
British National Grid northing
238,243

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Parish or community
E04000797
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00070883
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 019E · E01014039
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 019 · E02002923

Postcode source versions

Explore HR8

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Preston Brook Close, Ledbury, HR8 2FL 12 October 2022 £285,000
11, Preston Brook Close, Ledbury, HR8 2FL 1 April 2021 £261,000
1, Preston Brook Close, Ledbury, HR8 2FL 8 July 2016 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Ledbury Primary School

    Community school

    278 m
  2. John Masefield High School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Eastnor Parochial Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 168
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Public order 40
  • Vehicle crime 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

14 female, 14 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.3
HR8 2 residents
9,659

Age bands in HR8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

1,291 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

863 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

1,897 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,631 residents

Age 65 and over
29.2%

2,751 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR8 2 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

  • LEDBURY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    LEDBURY MARKET P/SHIP, MARKET STREET, LEDBURY, HR8 2AQ

    ODS code M81012

    706 m

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Frome Brook Road

    BCT · Ledbury

    0.1 miles
  • Frome Brook Road

    BCT · Ledbury

    0.1 miles
  • Frost Road

    BCT · Ledbury

    0.1 miles
  • Frost Road

    BCT · Ledbury

    0.1 miles
  • Wye View

    BCT · Ledbury

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 019E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,615 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £285,000 from 1 recorded sale in HR8 2FL. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ledbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 168 events.

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