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HR9

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,063
Current units
832
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
West Midlands, South West
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
231

Postcode sectors in HR9

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

4 sectors
12,741 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Honeysuckle Close, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 7RJ 27 July 2026 £160,000
2, Silver Birches, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 7UX 17 July 2026 £465,000
19, Merrivale Lane, Ross-On-Wye, HR9 5JL 16 July 2026 £355,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
12
Primary
11
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,190
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 442
  • Shoplifting 149
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Other theft 92

Census 2021

Population and age profile

HR9 usual residents
21,473
Age-profile population
21,581

Age bands in HR9

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
13.7%
2,955 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.4%
1,811 residents
Age 25 to 44
18.6%
4,018 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.7%
6,413 residents
Age 65 and over
29.6%
6,384 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 818 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 638 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 490 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 22 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • ALTON STREET SURGERY

    ALTON STREET, ROSS-ON-WYE, HR9 5AB

    ODS code M81044

  • PENDEEN SURGERY

    KENT AVENUE, ROSS-ON-WYE, HR9 5AH

    ODS code M81061

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £325,000 from 2,120 recorded sales in HR9. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,190 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 442 events.

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