HR2 6LX Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dinedor Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Church Road, County of Herefordshire: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Wilsley House Gardens, Fownhope: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Road, Fownhope: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near B4224, Ballingham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Road, Fownhope: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Road, Fiddler's Green: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Road, Fiddler's Green: 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 E (21% of about 1,020 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
- HIGH TREES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land at Old Potato Store, Mill Lane, Fownhope, Herefordshire: up to 10 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 3 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 1 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 43 m and 44 m above sea level (44 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% 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 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Ledbury 195,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 69.9 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fownhope Medical Centre | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Saxon Hall | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Hospital | Wye Valley Hospital | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hereford Police Station | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | School and Church Common 4.7 ha | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 620 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.3 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing cross in St Cuthbert's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 120 m north-east. 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Standing cross in St Cuthbert's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 120 m north-east |
| Church of St Cuthbert | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m north |
| Gate, Gate Piers and Adjacent Walls About 20 Yards East of the South Aisle of the Church of St Cuthbert | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-east |
| Cherry Hill Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Holme Lacy | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Park | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Apostle Wood | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Fownhope Park | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Cherry Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Nover Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Red Deer Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 20 |
2 of the postcode's 20 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Road.