HR2 postcode area guide — Herefordshire, County of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HR2 postcode district in Herefordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HR2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
81.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
64.4%
Gigabit-capable
64.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.5%
Broadband availability in the HR2 postcode district (Herefordshire, County of) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,298 postcodes Ofcom measures in HR2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 81.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 64.4%.
Around 2.5% of premises in HR2 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 HR2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HR2 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| HR2 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| HR2 0AD | 0% | 0% |
| HR2 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| HR2 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| HR2 0AG | 50% | 0% |
| HR2 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| HR2 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| HR2 0AL | 0% | 0% |
| HR2 0AN | 0% | 0% |
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Crime in HR2
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HR2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 100.0% |
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 HR2
Based on 360 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HR2 is £262,000, down 2.1% on the previous year (£267,500).
Detached
£380,000
134 sales
Semi-detached
£242,500
97 sales
Terraced
£192,500
91 sales
Flat / maisonette
£111,500
15 sales
Latest recorded sales in HR2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £337,500 | Detached | Laskett Lane | HR2 8HZ |
| 18 May 2026 | £227,500 | Semi-detached | Forde Lane | HR2 7SR |
| 8 May 2026 | £510,000 | Detached | HR2 6NH | |
| 7 May 2026 | £75,000 | Flat | Brook Farm Court | HR2 7TZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Poole Close | HR2 7JP |
| 1 May 2026 | £167,500 | Terraced | Thomas Close | HR2 6RF |
| 1 May 2026 | £228,000 | Semi-detached | Pulley Avenue | HR2 9QN |
| 1 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Goodwin Way | HR2 6RA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Field Farm Mews | HR2 7UD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £111,500 | Flat | St Charles Court | HR2 6EJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around HR2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hereford Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 647 | HR2 7NG |
| Riverside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 631 | HR2 7JF |
| Fairfield High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 607 | HR2 0SG |
| Marlbrook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 578 | HR2 7NT |
| Kingstone High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 568 | HR2 9HJ |
| The Steiner Academy Hereford | All-through | 3–16 | 345 | HR2 8DL |
| St Martin's Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 304 | HR2 6AF |
| Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 202 | HR2 9HJ |
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 HR2
190 rated food businesses operate in HR2. 147 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ASDA Hereford PFS, Atlantic Fish & Kebab Bar, Bargain Booze Plus, Battlelands, Belmont Express/Stores (Premier).
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HR2
From a sample of 153 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HR2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
33%
Band D
35%
Band E
18%
Band F
12%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Herefordshire, County of
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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.