# HR7 4BY: area report for a postcode in Herefordshire

HR7 4BY 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 HR7 4BY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) › [HR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr7) › [HR7 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr7-4)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. Herefordshire 005F: 197 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **Malvern Link, 15 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **No property in HR7 4BY 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=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 005F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **£291,495 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HR7 4BY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HR7 4BY**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **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=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY
- **5.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Peter's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-primary-school-e149258) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen Elizabeth High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeth-high-school-e137703) | Secondary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| March 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2024 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £197,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2023 | £169,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NUNWELL SURGERY (30 m)
- Pharmacies: BROMYARD PHARMACY (160 m)
- Dental practices: HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (160 m); HATTON PARK (DENTAL SURGERY) (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bromyard - High Street (110 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Bromyard (400 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Bromyard Hatton Park Road (800 m, Morrisons)

## 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 005F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.6** (2025). Herefordshire 005F has a deprivation score of 33.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,694th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £199,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herefordshire 005F was £199,000 in 2025. Joint 6,470th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,696** (2021). Herefordshire 005F had 1,696 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,685th 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: 82.4%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 005F, 82.4% 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.

## HR7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HR7 was £275,500 in 2025. 966th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 7,277** (2021). HR7 had 7,277 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 591st 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in HR7 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: 86.6%** (January 2026). In HR7, 86.6% 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: 52.1882, -2.5071

Council: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-herefordshire): Dr Ellie Chowns (Green Party), 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=-2.5071,52.1882,HR74BY

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