# HR2 6GW: area report for a postcode in Herefordshire

HR2 6GW 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 HR2 6GW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) › [HR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr2) › [HR2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 36% on July. Herefordshire 015D: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **Hereford, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **No property in HR2 6GW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 015D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **£289,607 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HR2 6GW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **Low road and rail noise at HR2 6GW**: Road 52 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW
- **7.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Marlbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlbrook-primary-school-e151069) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Blackmarston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackmarston-school-e151214) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), June 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |
| [The Hereford Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hereford-church-of-england-academy-e135662) | Secondary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Our Lady's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-rc-primary-school-e116883) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Martin's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-primary-school-e151070) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e128077) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e151073) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes 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 | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2024 | £116,375 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2024 | £203,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2023 | £89,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £252,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2023 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WYE VALLEY PHARMACY (640 m)
- Dental practices: SAXON HALL (200 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Holme Lacy Road (610 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Hereford Game Express (670 m, Tesco)

## 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 015D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.5** (2025). Herefordshire 015D has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,757th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,912** (2021). Herefordshire 015D had 1,912 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,958th 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: 84.2%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 015D, 84.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.8%** (August 2026). In Herefordshire 015D, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## HR2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £262,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HR2 was £262,500 in 2025. Joint 851st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 38,729** (2021). HR2 had 38,729 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 498th 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: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in HR2 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: 82.6%** (January 2026). In HR2, 82.6% 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: 52.0370, -2.7143

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=-2.7143,52.0370,HR26GW

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