HR7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bromyard and The Knapp, in Herefordshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HR7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in HR7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How HR7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HR7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HR7 at a rate of 71.6 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HR7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (183), other crime (108) and anti-social behaviour (90).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HR7 was 61.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in HR7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HR7 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HR7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire 005A | 1,311 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.7% |
| Herefordshire 005C | 1,405 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.5% |
| Herefordshire 005D | 1,590 | 33.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.9% |
| Herefordshire 005E | 1,437 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.4% |
| Herefordshire 005F | 1,696 | 197.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.4% |
MPs for HR7
- Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyMP for North Herefordshire98% of HR7’s postcodes
- Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeMP for West Worcestershire1.4% of HR7’s postcodes
- Jesse NormanConservativeMP for Hereford and South Herefordshire0.4% of HR7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HR71
Postcode sectors in HR71
Council1
Postcode districts next to HR75
More in the HR postcode area2
HR7 in brief
HR7 is a postcode district covering Bromyard and The Knapp, in Herefordshire.
About 7,446 people lived in HR7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,500 in 2025 across 84 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HR7 was £275,500 in 2025.
HR7 had 7,277 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in HR7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HR7, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.