Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
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Coordinates & Location for HR4 9DX
Postcode
HR4 9DX
Coordinates
52.0663, -2.7321
Grid reference
SO499411
Easting
349,913
Northing
241,138
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V3789+G5
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.
18331
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18331 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 HR4 9DX
England & WalesCrime trends · near HR4 9DX
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.92.5%
Other White5.5%
+ other · 2.0%
Religion
Christian54.8%
No religion38.5%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4917.9%
65–7413.2%
25–3411.5%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Other11.8%
All members 66+11.7%
Any member 66+11.2%
+ 8 other households · 36.1%
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 010F E01014089
E01014089MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 010 E02002914
E02002914LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 010F E01014089
E01014089MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 010 E02002914
E02002914Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:20 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:20 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentJanuary 2009 — Introduced
Postcode HR4 9DX introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 18331
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01014089 and MSOA E02002914 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HR4 9DX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near HR4 9DX
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 66%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
62%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
75%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–18
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 16%
Attainment 8
46.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
82%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
35.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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