Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for HR2 9DS
Postcode
HR2 9DS
Coordinates
51.9619, -2.8165
Grid reference
SO439295
Easting
343,994
Northing
229,586
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C3VX56M+Q9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
14919
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14919 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near HR2 9DS
England & WalesCrime trends · near HR2 9DS
Counts are for Wormside 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
8
YoY -20%
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.9%
Other White3.0%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian58.4%
No religion31.7%
Not answered8.3%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6425.1%
65–7415.3%
35–4915.2%
75–849.8%
25–347.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
All members 66+18.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Any member 66+12.3%
Other10.2%
+ 7 other households · 31.1%
Administrative Information
Herefordshire, County of
Local Authority
Council AreaHereford and South Herefordshire E14001281
Constituency
E14001281West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Wormside
Constituency code
E14001281
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Kilpeck
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 021F E01014099
E01014099MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 021 E02002925
E02002925LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 021F E01014099
E01014099MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 021 E02002925
E02002925Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 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 HR2 9DS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 4
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 14919
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01014099 and MSOA E02002925 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HR2 9DS 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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