HR5 postcode area guide — Herefordshire, County of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HR5 postcode district in Herefordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HR5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
61.2%
Gigabit-capable
61.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.7%
Broadband availability in the HR5 postcode district (Herefordshire, County of) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 244 postcodes Ofcom measures in HR5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 61.2%.
Around 3.7% of premises in HR5 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 HR5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HR5 3AA | 100% | 6% |
| HR5 3AB | 100% | 86% |
| HR5 3AD | 100% | 0% |
| HR5 3AE | 100% | 0% |
| HR5 3AF | 100% | 95% |
| HR5 3AG | 100% | 58.8% |
| HR5 3AH | 100% | 81.3% |
| HR5 3AJ | 100% | 38.5% |
| HR5 3AL | 100% | 60.7% |
| HR5 3AN | 100% | 0% |
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Crime in HR5
Police recorded 13 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HR5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 9 | 69.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 15.4% |
| Other theft | 1 | 7.7% |
| Public order | 1 | 7.7% |
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 HR5
Based on 39 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HR5 is £220,000, down 17.0% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£385,000
13 sales
Semi-detached
£192,000
7 sales
Terraced
£133,500
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in HR5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £292,000 | Detached | Gravel Hill Drive | HR5 3AE |
| 13 May 2026 | £140,000 | Other | Church Street | HR5 3AZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Tan House Meadows | HR5 3TD |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £222,000 | Semi-detached | Black Barn Close | HR5 3FB |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Shawl Terrace | HR5 3RJ |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | HR5 3HT | |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £145,000 | Other | High Street | HR5 3AX |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Duke Street | HR5 3BL |
| 19 Feb 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Crooked Well | HR5 3AF |
| 13 Feb 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Church Street | HR5 3BE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around HR5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Hawkins' School | Secondary | 11–16 | 281 | HR5 3AR |
| Kington Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 207 | HR5 3AL |
| Gladestry C.I.W. School | Not applicable | — | — | HR5 3NR |
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 HR5
47 rated food businesses operate in HR5. 33 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1284 Bar Services Ltd, Arrow Masonic Club, Bamboo Garden, Border Bean, British Cassis.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HR5
From a sample of 152 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HR5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
3%
Band C
36%
Band D
34%
Band E
17%
Band F
7%
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.