HR9
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Ross-on-Wye, in Herefordshire.
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 HR9 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HR9, 79.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HR9 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HR9 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HR9 at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 120 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HR9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (441), other crime (204) and shoplifting (160).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HR9 was 55.4 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 HR9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HR9 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HR9
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire 022A | 1,852 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.3% |
| Herefordshire 022B | 1,757 | 177.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.2% |
| Herefordshire 022C | 1,743 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% |
| Herefordshire 022D | 1,579 | 103.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.8% |
| Herefordshire 022E | 1,476 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.3% |
| Herefordshire 022F | 1,203 | 87.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| Herefordshire 022G | 1,380 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.3% |
| Herefordshire 023A | 1,585 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 22.2% |
| Herefordshire 023B | 1,507 | 23.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 72.4% |
| Herefordshire 023C | 1,553 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.2% |
| Herefordshire 023D | 1,805 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.5% |
| Herefordshire 023E | 1,785 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.1% |
| Herefordshire 023F | 1,899 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 45.1% |
| Herefordshire 023G | 1,628 | 16.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 64.1% |
MPs for HR9
- Jesse NormanConservativeMP for Hereford and South Herefordshire91% of HR9’s postcodes
- Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyMP for North Herefordshire7.8% of HR9’s postcodes
- Matt BishopLabourMP for Forest of Dean1.0% of HR9’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HR92
Postcode sectors in HR94
Council1
Towns in HR91
Postcode districts next to HR97
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HR9 in brief
HR9 is a postcode district covering Ross-on-Wye, in Herefordshire.
About 22,100 people lived in HR9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £336,750 in 2025 across 376 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 54.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HR9 was £336,750 in 2025.
HR9 had 21,358 usual residents at the census.
In HR9, 79.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HR9, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.