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

HR2 6JN 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 6JN 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

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Herefordshire 021A: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **Hereford, 2.8 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **1 of 6 properties in HR2 6JN at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **£289,607 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **33.3% can get gigabit broadband at HR2 6JN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **Low road and rail noise at HR2 6JN**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **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=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pathway Schools Limited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pathway-schools-limited-e151740) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e151073) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Martin's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-primary-school-e151070) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Marlbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlbrook-primary-school-e151069) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| June 2026 | £227,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 430 m |
| June 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| July 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| November 2023 | £189,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| April 2026 | £236,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 480 m |
| June 2025 | £133,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 490 m |
| February 2026 | £179,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 500 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: SAXON HALL (970 m)

## 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Herefordshire 021A has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £402,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herefordshire 021A was £402,500 in 2025. Joint 8,567th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,050** (2021). Herefordshire 021A had 2,050 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,541st 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: 56.9%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 021A, 56.9% 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.

## 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: 52.0365, -2.6974

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=-2.6974,52.0365,HR26JN

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