# HR1 2QW: area report for a postcode in Herefordshire

HR1 2QW is a postcode in Herefordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Herefordshire. Open the map at HR1 2QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) › [HR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1) › [HR1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Herefordshire 012F: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **Hereford, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **2 of 39 properties in HR1 2QW at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 012F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **£289,607 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HR1 2QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **Low road and rail noise at HR1 2QW**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e151073) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hereford-cathedral-school-with-a-junior-school-e117036) | Independent | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Martin's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-primary-school-e151070) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herefordshire-pupil-referral-service-e130991) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cantilupe-cofe-academy-e140183) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-rc-primary-school-e116883) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lord Scudamore Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lord-scudamore-primary-academy-e136761) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e128077) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £208,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £169,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CANTILUPE SURGERY (660 m); WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY (660 m)
- Pharmacies: CHANDOS PHARMACY (560 m); TAYLORS PHARMACY (660 m); CHAVE AND JACKSON LIMITED (850 m); BOOTS (920 m); ASDA PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: CHAPEL HOUSE DENTISTRY (340 m); 34 CASTLE STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (530 m); COLLINS HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (660 m); WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST (690 m); BRIGHTON VILLA DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Bartonsham-Bream (70 m, Spar); Tesco Ledbury Rd Esso Express (840 m, Tesco); EG - OTM - Hereford (880 m, Spar); M&S Hereford (890 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Holme Lacy Road (920 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £289,607** (July 2026). Herefordshire’s average house price was £289,607 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,730** (2025). Full-time workers living in Herefordshire earned a median of £34,730 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 50th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Herefordshire costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.8** (2025). Herefordshire has a deprivation score of 18.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 145th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Herefordshire 012F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.8** (2025). Herefordshire 012F has a deprivation score of 12.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,034th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £238,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herefordshire 012F was £238,500 in 2025. Joint 10,338th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,811** (2021). Herefordshire 012F had 1,811 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,548th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 012F, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## HR1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HR1 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,283** (2021). HR1 had 33,283 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 738th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in HR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.2%** (January 2026). In HR1, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)
- Centre: 52.0501, -2.7081

Council: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hereford and South Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hereford-and-south-herefordshire): Jesse Norman (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7081,52.0501,HR12QW

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