Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at HR8 1RA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastnor Parochial Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Ledbury Primary School | Primary | 2.7 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.4 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 5.1 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| Malvern Wells CofE Primary School | Primary | 6.3 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| John Masefield High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.2 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Elms School | Independent | 4.9 km | – |
| Abbey College in Malvern | Independent | 6.0 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near HR8 1RA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Eastnor Bowling Club | 470 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Eastnor Cricket Club | 320 m | 2 |
| Tennis | Ledbury Tennis Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Table tennis | Ledbury Tennis Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Squash | John Masefield High School (Jmsport) | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Badminton | JMSport | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Aikido | JMSport | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Basketball | JMSport | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | JMSport | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Ledbury Swimming Pool | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Football | Ledbury Town Football Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Ledbury Rugby Football Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Ledbury Rugby Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Ledbury, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 195k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Hereford.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (33 by car).
The nearest primary school is Eastnor Parochial Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is John Masefield High School, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 46.2 · 9.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 2.3 km away, with Ledbury Premier Stores closer still (2.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ledbury Health Partnership (2.4 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.2 km).
For a haircut, Kurdish Barber is 2.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The County Hospital, 19 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 22 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
The Malbury Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Retreat the nearest pub (2.1 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 289 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 599 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 65 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
9 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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