High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for HR1 2AR
Postcode
HR1 2AR
Coordinates
52.0583, -2.7132
Grid reference
SO512402
Easting
351,200
Northing
240,232
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V375P+8P
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
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.
6860
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6860 out of 32,844 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 & WalesProperty sales · HR1 2AR
HM Land Registry · Herefordshire, County of
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Police Recorded Crime near HR1 2AR
England & WalesCrime trends · near HR1 2AR
Counts are for Widemarsh electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY +23%
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.68.0%
Other White16.0%
Other Asian3.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.0%
Indian2.6%
+ 2 other groups · 7.0%
Religion
Christian48.8%
No religion37.9%
Not answered9.1%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
25–3425.4%
50–6417.3%
35–4917.1%
20–249.9%
65–747.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.9%
Households
Other40.1%
Any member 66+14.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.2%
+ 8 other households · 23.6%
Administrative Information
Herefordshire, County of
Local Authority
Council AreaHereford and South Herefordshire E14001281
Constituency
E14001281West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Widemarsh
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 012C E01014010
E01014010MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 012 E02002916
E02002916LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 012C E01014010
E01014010MSOA 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
5:49 AM
Sunrise
6:20 PM
Sunset
12 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
6:20 PM
Daylight duration
12 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 2AR 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. IMD England rank: 6860
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01014010 and MSOA E02002916 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HR1 2AR 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
Schools near HR1 2AR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
35.6
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
69%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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