HR7 postcode area · Herefordshire, County of

The HR7 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Herefordshire, County of, Malvern Hills. Area Scores range from 33 to 49 across them. Every full HR7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the HR7 district's neighbourhoods is Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham (49 out of 100, #3,474 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Hereford Central (34). All 4 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £231,000 in Hereford Central to £415,000 in Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham — a 1.8× gap within the HR7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Herefordshire, County of and Malvern Hills — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,679a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime85per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied64%

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 HR7 district

£270,000median home sold over the past year · +13.1% over 5 years · -3.6% over the year · 81 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£257,500
Terraced£185,000
Flat
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
Shobdon, Luston & BodenhamHerefordshire, County of 3,47449 £415,000
Tenbury Wells, Mamble & CliftonMalvern Hills 3,62447 £355,000
Bromyard & Bishop's FromeHerefordshire, County of 4,19339 £285,000
Hereford CentralHerefordshire, County of 4,54334 £231,000

People living in HR7 Census 2021

Residents37,698
Median age (est.)49
Density63per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above34%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 15%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades16%
Managers & directors15%
Elementary11%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

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 56% · No religion 36% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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 HR7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the HR7 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HR7.

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.