High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for HR8 1DR
Postcode
HR8 1DR
Coordinates
52.0370, -2.4211
Grid reference
SO712377
Easting
371,208
Northing
237,709
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V2HPH+RG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ledbury
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.
10669
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10669 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 HR8 1DR
England & WalesCrime trends · near HR8 1DR
Counts are for Ledbury North 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
9
YoY -25%
17103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.4%
Other White8.7%
Gypsy / Trav.1.2%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Christian52.8%
No religion39.1%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6419.4%
35–4917.3%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.6%
75–848.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%
Households
Any member 66+21.9%
Other20.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
All members 66+8.2%
+ 7 other households · 29.5%
Administrative Information
Herefordshire, County of
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Herefordshire E14001395
Constituency
E14001395West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Ledbury North
Constituency code
E14001395
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Ledbury
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 019A E01014035
E01014035MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 019 E02002923
E02002923LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 019A E01014035
E01014035MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 019 E02002923
E02002923Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:55 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 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 HR8 1DR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 10669
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01014035 and MSOA E02002923 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode HR8 1DR 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 HR8 1DR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 20%
Attainment 8
46.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
64%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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