Postcode district · Hereford
Who lives in HR3
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in HR3, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 18,702 (2024)
HR3Postcode district · Hereford
Who lives in HR3
Residents
18,702
2024 estimate
Households
8,385
Census
Median age
53
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
13% / 30%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 60–64, at 8.7% of residents. 13.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 29.6% are 65 or over, well above the England figure of 18.4%.
HR3England
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
50.4% of residents are female and 49.6% male.
HR3
50%
50%
England
- Female50.4%51%
- Male49.6%49%
Relationship status
51.5% of adults in HR3 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 29.5% have never married.
HR3England
Married or civil partnership51.5%44.7%
Never married29.5%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved10.1%9.1%
Separated1.9%2.2%
Widowed7%6.1%
How residents rate their health
80.8% of residents in HR3 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
HR3
46%
34%
14%
England
- Very good46.4%48.5%
- Good34.4%33.7%
- Fair14.3%12.7%
- Bad3.8%4%
- Very bad1.1%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.