1,309
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
6 · 2.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£440,416
Median property price
147
Postcodes
Overview of Birch
Coordinates51.9362, -2.7419
Postcodes
147
Population (Census)
3,071
Households (Census)
1,309
Recorded crime · May '26
6 · 2.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birch
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Birch
Property sales · Birch
HM Land Registry · Birch
Average price
£525,758
YoY: +5.1%
Median price: £483,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £337,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.3m£804k£311k
Apr '24Sep '24Apr '25Oct '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Birch
Crime trends · Birch
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Birch
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.3%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Christian56.3%
No religion35.0%
Not answered7.9%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6425.6%
35–4916.0%
65–7416.0%
75–8410.1%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
All members 66+16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.1%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Other11.0%
+ 7 other households · 29.9%
Schools in Birch
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Weonard's Academy
Herefordshire, County of · HR2 8NU
Outstanding
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Garway Primary School
Herefordshire, County of · HR2 8RQ
Good
3.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Much Birch CofE Primary School
Herefordshire, County of · HR2 8HL
Good
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Birch
Postcodes in Birch
HR2 0DEHR2 6PQHR2 6QRHR2 6QWHR2 8AHHR2 8AJHR2 8ALHR2 8ANHR2 8APHR2 8ARHR2 8ASHR2 8ATHR2 8AUHR2 8AWHR2 8AXHR2 8AYHR2 8AZHR2 8BAHR2 8BBHR2 8BDHR2 8DZHR2 8EFHR2 8ELHR2 8ENHR2 8EPHR2 8ERHR2 8ESHR2 8ETHR2 8EUHR2 8EWHR2 8EXHR2 8EYHR2 8EZHR2 8FDHR2 8FFHR2 8FHHR2 8FNHR2 8FPHR2 8FRHR2 8FSHR2 8HAHR2 8HBHR2 8HEHR2 8HFHR2 8HJHR2 8HLHR2 8HNHR2 8HPHR2 8HRHR2 8HSHR2 8HTHR2 8HUHR2 8HWHR2 8HXHR2 8HYHR2 8HZHR2 8JAHR2 8JBHR2 8JDHR2 8JEHR2 8JFHR2 8JGHR2 8JHHR2 8JJHR2 8JLHR2 8JQHR2 8JRHR2 8JSHR2 8JTHR2 8JUHR2 8JXHR2 8JYHR2 8LAHR2 8LBHR2 8LDHR2 8LRHR2 8LUHR2 8LWHR2 8LZHR2 8NBHR2 8NDHR2 8NEHR2 8NFHR2 8NGHR2 8NHHR2 8NJHR2 8NLHR2 8NNHR2 8NQHR2 8NTHR2 8NUHR2 8NXHR2 8NYHR2 8NZHR2 8PAHR2 8PBHR2 8PDHR2 8PEHR2 8PFHR2 8PGHR2 8PHHR2 8PJHR2 8PLHR2 8PNHR2 8PPHR2 8PQHR2 8PSHR2 8PTHR2 8PUHR2 8PWHR2 8PXHR2 8PYHR2 8QAHR2 8QBHR2 8QDHR2 8QEHR2 8QFHR2 8QGHR2 8QHHR2 8QL