Affluence in HR8 1HR
How HR8 1HR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Bromyard & Bishop's Frome
- Council
- Herefordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,620 (2024)
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How well off HR8 1HR is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the HR8 1HR area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment1.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Crime8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
56.7% of adults in the HR8 1HR area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29.7% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
37.4% of adults in the HR8 1HR area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
39% of adults in the HR8 1HR area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 13.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HR8 1HR (Bromyard & Bishop's Frome) (about 1,620 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.