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HR2 postcode area · Herefordshire, County of

The HR2 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Herefordshire, County of. Area Scores range from 15 to 71 across them. Every full HR2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The HR2 district contains both ends of the scale: Belmont, Madley & Clehonger at 71 out of 100 (#1,972 of 6,856 in England) against Hereford South West at 15, a 56-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £204,250 in Hereford South West to £445,000 in Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich — a 2.2× gap within the HR2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,653a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime68per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the HR2 district

£261,000median home sold over the past year · +16.3% over 5 years · -2.4% over the year · 422 sales
Detached£392,500
Semi-detached£240,000
Terraced£195,000
Flat£138,000
Herefordshire, County of£290,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Belmont, Madley & ClehongerHerefordshire, County of 1,97271 £286,500
Penyard, Llangarron & GoodrichHerefordshire, County of 3,06955 £445,000
Fownhope, Tarrington & MarcleHerefordshire, County of 3,28852 £411,250
Kingstone & KingsthorneHerefordshire, County of 3,59748 £300,000
Golden ValleyHerefordshire, County of 4,14540 £370,000
Hereford CentralHerefordshire, County of 4,54334 £231,000
Hereford SouthHerefordshire, County of 4,57033 £240,725
Hereford South WestHerefordshire, County of 5,82515 £204,250

People living in HR2 Census 2021

Residents68,528
Median age (est.)46
Density76per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above32%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 17%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades14%
Managers & directors14%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in HR2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HR2 district.

Hereford Hereford South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HR2.

HR1 HR4 HR3 HR9 NP7 HR5 NP25 GL18

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.