High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for HR5 3FE
Postcode
HR5 3FE
Coordinates
52.2046, -3.0239
Grid reference
SO301567
Easting
330,124
Northing
256,758
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4R6X3G+RC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Kington
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.
12988
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12988 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 HR5 3FE
England & WalesCrime trends · near HR5 3FE
Counts are for Kington 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 —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.0%
Other White3.7%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Christian53.0%
No religion39.1%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6423.9%
65–7416.5%
35–4914.2%
75–8412.3%
25–348.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%
Households
Any member 66+19.1%
All members 66+16.7%
Other15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.6%
+ 7 other households · 25.7%
Administrative Information
Herefordshire, County of
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Herefordshire E14001395
Constituency
E14001395West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Kington
Constituency code
E14001395
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Kington
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 006C E01014033
E01014033MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 006 E02002910
E02002910LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 006C E01014033
E01014033MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 006 E02002910
E02002910Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode HR5 3FE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2. IMD England rank: 12988
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01014033 and MSOA E02002910 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HR5 3FE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near HR5 3FE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
50%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 20%
Attainment 8
43.3
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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