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

HR2 7YH 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 7YH 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

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Herefordshire 016A: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **Hereford, 2.9 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **2 of 43 properties in HR2 7YH at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **£289,607 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HR2 7YH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **Low road and rail noise at HR2 7YH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **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=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH
- **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=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blackmarston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackmarston-school-e151214) | Special | 990 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 | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Riverside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/riverside-primary-school-e128077) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marlbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlbrook-primary-school-e151069) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Our Lady's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-rc-primary-school-e116883) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Lord Scudamore Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lord-scudamore-primary-academy-e136761) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pathway Schools Limited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pathway-schools-limited-e152610) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £161,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £227,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £262,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £417,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £97,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £349,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £178,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE (280 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (160 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hereford Superstore (160 m, Tesco); Lidl Belmont Road (360 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Hereford The Oval (650 m, Morrisons)

## 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.4** (2025). Herefordshire 016A has a deprivation score of 7.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,517th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herefordshire 016A was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,538** (2021). Herefordshire 016A had 1,538 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,451st 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 016A, 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.

## 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: 52.0437, -2.7402

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=-2.7402,52.0437,HR27YH

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