HR
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Hereford, with 9 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in HR live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How HR compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
What is the population of HR?
HR had 179,717 usual residents at the census.
HR is the 12th least populated of 120 in the UK.
Postcode districts in HR
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR1Hereford, Eign Hill | 33,283 | £310,000 | 74.0 per 1,000 |
| HR2Hereford | 38,729 | £262,500 | 60.7 per 1,000 |
| HR3Hay-on-Wye | 7,892 | £330,000 | 33.7 per 1,000 |
| HR4Hereford | 31,382 | £276,000 | 70.9 per 1,000 |
| HR5Kington, Lyonshall | 4,635 | £263,500 | 45.5 per 1,000 |
| HR6Leominster, Newlands | 21,189 | £275,000 | 67.1 per 1,000 |
| HR7Bromyard, The Knapp | 7,277 | £275,500 | 71.6 per 1,000 |
| HR8Ledbury | 13,972 | £315,000 | No figure |
| HR9Ross-on-Wye | 21,358 | £336,750 | 54.1 per 1,000 |
HR in brief
The HR postcode area, named after Hereford, has 9 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in HR was £290,000 in 2025.
HR had 179,717 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in HR live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HR, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.