Is HR1 4AX a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

HR1 4AX is a postcode in Hagley, Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near HR1 4AX, then scores the surrounding small area 67/100 - top 25% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around HR1 4AX are health and schools and education, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for HR1 4AX is based on Herefordshire 018 Census 2021. It covers 6,599 residents, 43 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 52, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 72% owner-occupied, 17% privately rented, 10% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near HR1 4AX, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the HR1 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £250k from 43 rolling sales, down 10.7% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near HR1 4AX by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near HR1 4AX; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.