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HR8 postcode area · Herefordshire, County of

The HR8 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Forest of Dean, Herefordshire, County of, Malvern Hills. Area Scores range from 38 to 63 across them. Every full HR8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the HR8 district's neighbourhoods is Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath (64 out of 100, #2,486 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Bromyard & Bishop's Frome (39). All 6 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 £281,250 in Ledbury to £490,000 in Colwall, Cradley & Wellington Heath — a 1.7× gap within the HR8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Forest of Dean, Herefordshire, County of and Malvern Hills — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,620a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime46per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)51
Owner-occupied73%

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 HR8 district

£308,000median home sold over the past year · +2.7% over 5 years · -0.3% over the year · 259 sales
Detached£422,500
Semi-detached£270,000
Terraced£207,500
Flat£124,000
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
Colwall, Cradley & Wellington HeathHerefordshire, County of 2,48664 £490,000
LedburyHerefordshire, County of 2,61762 £281,250
Dymock, Hartpury & HuntleyForest of Dean 3,09055 £421,500
Fownhope, Tarrington & MarcleHerefordshire, County of 3,28852 £411,250
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & EldersfieldMalvern Hills 3,61847 £305,000
Bromyard & Bishop's FromeHerefordshire, County of 4,19339 £285,000

People living in HR8 Census 2021

Residents49,735
Median age (est.)51
Density67per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above37%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 10%25–44 18%45–64 30%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 11%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 7%Other: 22%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 7%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 17% · Skilled trades 15%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors17%
Skilled trades15%
Associate professional11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 35% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around HR8.

WR13 WR14 GL18 HR9 WR6 WR2 HR1 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.