Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 5.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
West Midlands
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11580
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11580 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near HR1 1HW
England & WalesCrime trends · near HR1 1HW
Counts are for College electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY —
1260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
4
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
7
YoY —
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.6%
Other White5.7%
Indian4.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.0%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
Christian49.0%
No religion40.1%
Not answered8.1%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4919.9%
50–6419.1%
25–3412.7%
65–748.4%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.4%
Households
One person: other19.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
One person: aged 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.3%
+ 9 other households · 34.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 808 m straight lineabout 10 min
Hereford Rail Station
Rail
- 17.6 km straight lineabout 220 min
Leominster Rail Station
Rail
- 19.7 km straight lineabout 247 min
Ledbury Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 14 m straight lineabout 1 min
Post Office
Bus · adj · north-west
- 103 m straight lineabout 1 min
Kingsway
Bus · o/s 152 · north-west
- 255 m straight lineabout 3 min
Penn Grove Road
Bus · opp · north-east
- 263 m straight lineabout 3 min
Old School Lane
Bus · o/s 53 · north-west
- 292 m straight lineabout 4 min
Old School Lane
Bus · opp 53 · south-east
Coordinates & Location for HR1 1HW
Postcode
HR1 1HW
Coordinates
52.0681, -2.7119
Grid reference
SO512413
Easting
351,299
Northing
241,316
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V379Q+66
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hereford
Travel to Work
Hereford
ITL Region
Herefordshire, County of
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Herefordshire, County of
Local Authority
Council AreaHereford and South Herefordshire E14001281
Constituency
E14001281West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
College
Constituency code
E14001281
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Hereford
International Territorial Level
Herefordshire, County of
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Herefordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 012B E01013989
E01013989MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 012 E02002916
E02002916LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 012B E01013989
E01013989MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 012 E02002916
E02002916Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
7:40 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 31 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode HR1 1HW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01013989 and MSOA E02002916 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 11580
Present — Active
Postcode HR1 1HW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near HR1 1HW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
75%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
82%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
38%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 71%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
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