HR1 4NY Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Backbury. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Nover Wood Drive, Fownhope: 51 addresses
- B4224, County of Herefordshire: 1 address
- Court Orchard, Fownhope: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Nover Wood Drive, Fownhope: 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- BARK COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Old Potato Store, Mill Lane, Fownhope, Herefordshire: up to 10 homes, permissioned (380 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 54 addresses are between 50 m and 59 m above sea level (55 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 8.7 km |
| Ledbury 195,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Wye Leisure Fownhope | 100 m |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 6.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 70.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fownhope Medical Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 6.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Saxon Hall | 7.4 km |
| Hospital | Wye Valley Hospital | 8.5 km |
| Police station | Hereford Police Station | 8.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | School and Church Common 4.7 ha | 2.6 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 330 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 360 m south-east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m south-east |
| Cherry Hill Camp | Scheduled monument | 650 m north |
| Standing cross in St Cuthbert's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Holme Lacy | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nover Wood | Wood | 280 m north-east |
| Cherry Hill | Hill | 690 m north |
| Sheershill Common | Wood | 730 m east |
| Fownhope Park | Wood | 810 m north-west |
| Monument Common | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| The Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Nover Wood Drive.