Housing in HR1 2RF
What the homes in HR1 2RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hereford Central
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,861 (2024)
HR1 2RFHereford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.7%). Flats make up 21.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
64.1% of households in the HR1 2RF area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.8% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented29.3%20.5%
- Social rented6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26%). 17.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Herefordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Herefordshire (August 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HR1 2RF (Hereford Central) (about 1,861 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.