Is HR5 3PU a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

HR5 3PU is a postcode in Kington, Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near HR5 3PU, then scores the surrounding small area 70/100 - top 17% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around HR5 3PU are safety and health, 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 HR5 3PU is based on Herefordshire 006 Census 2021. It covers 7,855 residents, 37 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 54, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 67% owner-occupied, 22% 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 HR5 3PU, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the HR5 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £125k from 33 rolling sales. 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 HR5 3PU 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 HR5 3PU; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.