# HR5

Postcode district covering Kington and Lyonshall, in Herefordshire and Powys.

HR5 is a postcode district covering Kington and Lyonshall, in Herefordshire and Powys. Median sale price £263,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 45.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code HR5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [HR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr)

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 HR5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £263,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HR5 was £263,500 in 2025. Joint 856th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 4,635** (2021). HR5 had 4,635 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 441st least 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in HR5 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 39.3%** (January 2026). In HR5, 39.3% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HR5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in HR5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=HR5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 62 homes were sold in HR5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HR5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HR5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HR5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HR5 had 4,635 usual residents at the census.

## How HR5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | HR5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £263,500 | 2nd cheapest | 9 postcode districts, HR · 2025 |
| Population | 4,635 | least populated | 9 postcode districts, HR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 9 postcode districts, HR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 39.3% | lowest | 9 postcode districts, HR · Jan 2026 |

## Is HR5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HR5 at a rate of 45.5 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HR5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (101), other crime (39) and criminal damage and arson (26).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HR5 was 43.3 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 HR5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HR5 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in HR5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Herefordshire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014033) | 1,768 | 33.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 48.0% |
| [Herefordshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014034) | 1,452 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 4.8% |
| [Herefordshire 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014056) | 1,481 | 23.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |

## Your MP

- [North Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-herefordshire): Dr Ellie Chowns (Green Party), MP since July 2024. 84% of the people here.
- [Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brecon-radnor-and-cwm-tawe): David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 16% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in HR5

[Kington, Eardisley & Staunton](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/kington-eardisley-and-staunton)

## Postcode sectors in HR5

[HR5 3 (247 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5-3)

## Councils HR5 covers

[Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire), [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys)

## Postcode districts next to HR5

[HR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr3), [HR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6), [LD1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld1), [LD2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2), [LD8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld8)

## More in the HR postcode area

[All HR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## HR5 in brief

HR5 is a postcode district covering Kington and Lyonshall, in Herefordshire and Powys.
About 4,620 people lived in HR5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £263,500 in 2025 across 62 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 45.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HR5 was £263,500 in 2025.
HR5 had 4,635 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in HR5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HR5, 39.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HR5
- Postcode area: [HR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr)
- Constituency: [North Herefordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-herefordshire)
- Council: [Herefordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)
- Area: 128 km²
- People, mid-2024: 4,620*
- Neighbourhoods: 3
- Output areas: 15

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[HR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr3), [LD8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld8), [HR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6), [LD1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld1), [LD2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld2)

## Latest updates for HR5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/HR5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5