HR7 postcode area guide — Herefordshire, County of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HR7 postcode district in Herefordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HR7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
78%
Gigabit-capable
78%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.8%
Broadband availability in the HR7 postcode district (Herefordshire, County of) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 278 postcodes Ofcom measures in HR7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78%.
Around 0.8% of premises in HR7 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 HR7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HR7 4AA | 100% | 35.5% |
| HR7 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| HR7 4AE | 96.7% | 46.7% |
| HR7 4AH | 100% | 40% |
| HR7 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| HR7 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| HR7 4AN | 100% | 100% |
| HR7 4AP | 100% | 100% |
| HR7 4AR | 100% | 100% |
| HR7 4AS | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in HR7
Police recorded 23 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HR7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 11 | 47.8% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 13.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 8.7% |
| Other theft | 2 | 8.7% |
| Public order | 2 | 8.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 8.7% |
| Other crime | 1 | 4.3% |
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 HR7
Based on 63 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HR7 is £285,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£390,000
24 sales
Semi-detached
£265,000
11 sales
Terraced
£175,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in HR7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Old Road | HR7 4AT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £98,000 | Terraced | Tenbury Road | HR7 4LW |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Chestnut Way | HR7 4LG |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £259,950 | Detached | Apple Tree Close | HR7 4UL |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £390,000 | Detached | Oak Close | HR7 4LJ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £297,000 | Detached | York Road | HR7 4BG |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £400,000 | Other | HR7 4HJ | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £183,000 | Terraced | Ash Crescent | HR7 4QG |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £60,000 | Flat | HR7 4QJ | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Old Ditch Close | HR7 4DE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around HR7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 421 | HR7 4QS |
| St Peter's Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 201 | HR7 4UY |
| Pencombe CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 61 | HR7 4SH |
| Bredenbury Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 51 | HR7 4TF |
| Rowden House School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 21 | HR7 4LS |
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 HR7
63 rated food businesses operate in HR7. 46 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Brew, Bromyard Community Hospital - Wye Valley NHS Trust, Bromyard Equestrian Centre Limited, Bromyard Masonic Club, Bromyard Rugby Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HR7
From a sample of 188 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 HR7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
27%
Band D
44%
Band E
16%
Band F
10%
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.
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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.