HR2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Hereford, 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 HR2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HR2, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HR2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HR2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HR2 at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 255 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HR2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,038), other crime (444) and anti-social behaviour (296).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HR2 was 59.9 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 HR2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HR2 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HR2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire 015A | 1,422 | 45.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| Herefordshire 015B | 2,304 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.7% |
| Herefordshire 015C | 1,959 | 86.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.5% |
| Herefordshire 015D | 1,912 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.2% |
| Herefordshire 015E | 1,484 | 227.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Herefordshire 016A | 1,538 | 75.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Herefordshire 016B | 1,870 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| Herefordshire 016C | 1,631 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.4% |
| Herefordshire 016D | 1,517 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.2% |
| Herefordshire 017A | 1,542 | 63.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| Herefordshire 017B | 1,565 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Herefordshire 017C | 1,443 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Herefordshire 017D | 1,846 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Herefordshire 017E | 1,466 | 141.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Herefordshire 020B | 1,522 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 66.8% |
| Herefordshire 020C | 1,589 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 22.9% |
| Herefordshire 020D | 1,427 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 16.1% |
| Herefordshire 021A | 2,050 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 56.9% |
| Herefordshire 021B | 1,918 | 18.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 72.8% |
| Herefordshire 021C | 1,565 | 21.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.5% |
| Herefordshire 021D | 1,820 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| Herefordshire 021E | 1,676 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 76.7% |
| Herefordshire 021F | 1,827 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 68.5% |
Your MP
- Jesse NormanConservativeMP for Hereford and South Herefordshire
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 HR25
Postcode sectors in HR25
Council1
Towns in HR21
Postcode districts next to HR26
More in the HR postcode area2
HR2 in brief
HR2 is a postcode district covering Hereford, in Herefordshire.
About 39,432 people lived in HR2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £262,500 in 2025 across 460 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 60.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HR2 was £262,500 in 2025.
HR2 had 38,729 usual residents at the census.
In HR2, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HR2, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.