# HR2 7FN: area report for a postcode in Herefordshire

HR2 7FN 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 7FN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) › [HR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr2) › [HR2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **48 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Herefordshire 017C: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **Hereford, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **No property in HR2 7FN 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=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **£291,495 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HR2 7FN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **Low road and rail noise at HR2 7FN**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **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=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN
- **7.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blackmarston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackmarston-school-e151214) | Special | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), June 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e128077) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 58% 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 | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marlbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlbrook-primary-school-e151069) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [The Hereford Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hereford-church-of-england-academy-e135662) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Martin's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-primary-school-e151070) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Lord Scudamore Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lord-scudamore-primary-academy-e136761) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 53% 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £209,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2024 | £235,600 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £222,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| February 2023 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE (610 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (580 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (610 m); ASDA PHARMACY (880 m)
- Dental practices: WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST (880 m); 1 POOL FARM COTTAGES (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Hereford The Oval (170 m, Morrisons); Lidl Belmont Road (220 m, Lidl); Tesco Hereford Superstore (580 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Newton Farm Hereford (600 m, Farmfoods); EG - OTM - Hereford (890 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £291,495** (August 2026). Herefordshire’s average house price was £291,495 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.4×** (2025). A home in Herefordshire costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 111th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.4** (2025). Herefordshire 017C has a deprivation score of 38.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,008th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,443** (2021). Herefordshire 017C had 1,443 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,221st least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 017C, 100.0% 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: 7.1%** (August 2026). In Herefordshire 017C, 7.1% 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: 52.0444, -2.7322

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), August 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=-2.7322,52.0444,HR27FN

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr2-7fn