Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 5.2 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.
13064
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13064 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 HR7 4JR
England & WalesCrime trends · near HR7 4JR
Counts are for Bishops Frome & Cradley 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
9
YoY —
1691
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
3
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.4%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Christian58.0%
No religion34.1%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6426.4%
65–7416.4%
35–4916.1%
75–848.4%
25–348.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.4%
Single family household, all members 66+16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
One person: aged 66+11.7%
One person: other10.0%
+ 9 other households · 29.8%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 12.4 km straight lineabout 155 min
Ledbury Rail Station
Rail
- 12.4 km straight lineabout 155 min
Colwall Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance
- 12.8 km straight lineabout 160 min
Malvern Link Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 901 m straight lineabout 11 min
Stocks Farm
Bus · opp · north-west
- 902 m straight lineabout 11 min
Stocks Farm
Bus · adj · south-east
- 1.4 km straight lineabout 17 min
Stores
Bus · adj · north-west
Coordinates & Location for HR7 4JR
Hereford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
HR7 4JR
Coordinates
52.1461, -2.5036
Grid reference
SO656498
Easting
365,635
Northing
249,873
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V4FWW+CH
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
Flood zone
Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)
Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0
Administrative Information
Herefordshire, County of
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Herefordshire E14001395
Constituency
E14001395West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Bishops Frome & Cradley
Constituency code
E14001395
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Bishop's Frome
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 005G E01014015
E01014015MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 005 E02002909
E02002909LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 005G E01014015
E01014015MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 005 E02002909
E02002909Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
7:44 AM
Sunrise
6:04 PM
Sunset
10 hours 20 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:04 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 20 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 HR7 4JR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01014015 and MSOA E02002909 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 13064
Present — Active
Postcode HR7 4JR 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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