# HR8 2GX: area report for a postcode in Herefordshire

HR8 2GX 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 HR8 2GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) › [HR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr8) › [HR8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Herefordshire 019B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **Ledbury, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **No property in HR8 2GX 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=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 019B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **£289,607 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HR8 2GX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HR8 2GX**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **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=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [John Masefield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-masefield-high-school-e136803) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 47.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ledbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ledbury-primary-school-e116702) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £347,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £117,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £348,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £1,040,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £132,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £446,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 019B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.5** (2025). Herefordshire 019B has a deprivation score of 12.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,681st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £294,998** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herefordshire 019B was £294,998 in 2025. Joint 15,716th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,681** (2021). Herefordshire 019B had 1,681 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,312th 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: 61.3%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 019B, 61.3% 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.

## HR8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HR8 was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 994th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,972** (2021). HR8 had 13,972 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 948th 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 HR8 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: 77.6%** (January 2026). In HR8, 77.6% 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: 52.0255, -2.4313

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), 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=-2.4313,52.0255,HR82GX

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