HR1 4JY Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Backbury. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Church Lane, Hampton Bishop: 15 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Hampton Bishop: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Hampton Bishop: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Tidnor: 2 addresses
- Church Lane, Hampton Bishop: 1 address
- Church Lane, Hampton Bishop: 1 address
- Whitehall Road, Hampton Bishop: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Hampton Bishop: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Mordiford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Mordiford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Tidnor: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Lane, Hampton Bishop: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Herefordshire, County of in 2026-27: Band D £2,574 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,716 | £2,002 | £2,288 | £2,574 | £3,146 | £3,719 | £4,291 | £5,149 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (22% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hampton Bishop (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade I
- CHURCHYARD CROSS, grade II*
- CHEST TOMB APPROXIMATELY 0.25 METRES EAST OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- DAVIES MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH-WEST OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- GROUP OF FOUR CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 1 METRE SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- GROUP OF TWO PEDESTAL TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH-WEST OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- HAMPTON HOUSE, grade II
- JAMES MEMORIAL MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 13 METRES WEST OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- LANE MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES SOUTH OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, grade II
- THATCHED COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 18 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 19 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 38 addresses are between 46 m and 47 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hereford 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Ledbury 195,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Lane Hampton Bishop | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 73.2 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fownhope Medical Centre | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dentist@Tupsley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Wye Valley Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Hereford Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Tupsley Quarry Road, Tupsley | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1,310 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,550 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard Cross, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m south-west. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m south-west |
| Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 50 m south-west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m south-west |
| Mordiford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Churchyard cross in Holy Rood churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Sufton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Plantation | Wood | 1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Bagpiper's Tump | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Tidnor Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Ashen Coppice | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Red Deer Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 38 |
7 of the postcode's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Herefordshire, County of: see them on the Herefordshire, County of page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Church Lane.