HR1 postcode area guide — Herefordshire, County of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HR1 postcode district in Herefordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HR1
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.4%
Gigabit-capable
83.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the HR1 postcode district (Herefordshire, County of) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,025 postcodes Ofcom measures in HR1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.7%.
Around 0.3% of premises in HR1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in HR1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HR1 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| HR1 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| HR1 1AD | 100% | 92.5% |
| HR1 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| HR1 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| HR1 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| HR1 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| HR1 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| HR1 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| HR1 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in HR1
Police recorded 30 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HR1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 10 | 33.3% |
| Other theft | 6 | 20.0% |
| Burglary | 5 | 16.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 13.3% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 3.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 3.3% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 3.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 3.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in HR1
Based on 370 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HR1 is £294,000, down 8.1% on the previous year (£320,000).
Detached
£400,000
125 sales
Semi-detached
£295,000
99 sales
Terraced
£230,000
93 sales
Flat / maisonette
£149,950
35 sales
Latest recorded sales in HR1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | College Road | HR1 1JR |
| 20 May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Park Street | HR1 2RD |
| 19 May 2026 | £704,500 | Detached | HR1 4QH | |
| 15 May 2026 | £232,000 | Terraced | Frederick Avenue | HR1 1HL |
| 11 May 2026 | £337,500 | Semi-detached | Wellington Place | HR1 1SW |
| 8 May 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | College Road | HR1 1ED |
| 8 May 2026 | £471,000 | Detached | Munstone Road | HR1 1LG |
| 8 May 2026 | £365,000 | Detached | Gorsty Lane | HR1 1UN |
| 8 May 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Eign Road | HR1 2RX |
| 1 May 2026 | £289,500 | Detached | Walkers Green | HR1 3EB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around HR1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,089 | HR1 1UU |
| St Mary's RC High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 745 | HR1 4DR |
| Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 682 | HR1 2NG |
| Aylestone School | Secondary | 11–16 | 443 | HR1 1HY |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 396 | HR1 1UX |
| Hampton Dene Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 278 | HR1 1RT |
| St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 231 | HR1 2DY |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 219 | HR1 2QN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in HR1
286 rated food businesses operate in HR1. 202 hold the top rating of 5, 33 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ace K9 Doggy Deli, Ainslie House, All Star Activities, Allpay Ltd, Aston House Care Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HR1
From a sample of 176 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 HR1 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 60% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
32%
Band C
28%
Band D
26%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.