# HR1

Postcode district covering Hereford and Eign Hill, in Herefordshire.

HR1 is a postcode district covering Hereford and Eign Hill, in Herefordshire. Median sale price £310,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 74.0 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code HR1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [HR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr)

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 HR1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HR1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 95% of people in HR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=HR1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 461 homes were sold in HR1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HR1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HR1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HR1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HR1 had 33,283 usual residents at the census.

## How HR1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | HR1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £310,000 | 4th most expensive | 9 postcode districts, HR · 2025 |
| Population | 33,283 | 2nd most populated | 9 postcode districts, HR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 95% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 9 postcode districts, HR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.2% | 4th highest | 9 postcode districts, HR · Jan 2026 |

## Is HR1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HR1 at a rate of 74.0 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 268 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HR1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,095), other crime (450) and anti-social behaviour (320).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HR1 was 73.6 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 HR1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HR1 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in HR1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Herefordshire 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014025) | 1,516 | 31.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 42.4% |
| [Herefordshire 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014022) | 2,327 | 23.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 80.1% |
| [Herefordshire 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014023) | 1,971 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.7% |
| [Herefordshire 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014081) | 1,479 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.0% |
| [Herefordshire 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014082) | 1,805 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.5% |
| [Herefordshire 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01013987) | 1,594 | 33.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.0% |
| [Herefordshire 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01013988) | 1,815 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.1% |
| [Herefordshire 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014095) | 1,397 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.6% |
| [Herefordshire 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01035056) | 1,525 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.3% |
| [Herefordshire 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01013986) | 1,627 | 104.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Herefordshire 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01013989) | 1,546 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Herefordshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014010) | 1,832 | 776.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 70.2% |
| [Herefordshire 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014011) | 1,475 | 213.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |
| [Herefordshire 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014092) | 1,811 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| [Herefordshire 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014090) | 1,460 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Herefordshire 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014091) | 1,525 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Herefordshire 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014093) | 1,372 | 33.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Herefordshire 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014094) | 1,441 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Herefordshire 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01013990) | 2,100 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 55.4% |
| [Herefordshire 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01013991) | 1,329 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 82.1% |
| [Herefordshire 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014054) | 1,323 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.5% |

## Your MP

- [North Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-herefordshire): Dr Ellie Chowns (Green Party), MP since July 2024. 53% of the people here.
- [Hereford and South Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hereford-and-south-herefordshire): Jesse Norman (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 47% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in HR1

[Fownhope, Tarrington & Marcle](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/fownhope-tarrington-and-marcle), [Hereford Central](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/hereford-central), [Hereford East](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/hereford-east), [Hereford North East](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/hereford-north-east), [Lugwardine, Withington & Moreton on Lugg](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/lugwardine-withington-and-moreton-on-lugg)

## Postcode sectors in HR1

[HR1 1 (327 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1-1), [HR1 2 (213 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1-2), [HR1 3 (244 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1-3), [HR1 4 (259 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1-4), [HR1 9 (82 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1-9)

## Council

[Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)

## Towns in HR1

[Hereford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hereford)

## Postcode districts next to HR1

[HR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr2), [HR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr4), [HR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6), [HR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr7), [HR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr8), [HR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr9), [NP7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/np7)

## More in the HR postcode area

[All HR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## HR1 in brief

HR1 is a postcode district covering Hereford and Eign Hill, in Herefordshire.
About 34,063 people lived in HR1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £310,000 in 2025 across 461 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 74.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HR1 was £310,000 in 2025.
HR1 had 33,283 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in HR1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HR1, 86.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HR1
- Postcode area: [HR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr)
- Constituency: [North Herefordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-herefordshire)
- Council: [Herefordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)
- Area: 200 km²
- People, mid-2024: 34,063*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 110

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[HR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr2), [HR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr8), [HR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr4), [HR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr7), [HR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr9), [HR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6)

## Latest updates for HR1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/HR1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1