HR2 7EJ Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newton Farm. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Weobley Close, Hereford: 21 addresses
- Weobley Close, Hereford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Weobley Close, Newton Farm: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Weobley Close, Newton Farm: 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 B (89% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Beattie Avenue, Hereford: up to 71 homes, permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 24 addresses are between 70 m and 73 m above sea level (71 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Hereford 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Wilton Avenue Newton Farm | 60 m |
| Car parks | Friars Street car park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 73.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Belmont Medical Centre | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wye Valley NHS Trust | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Hereford County Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | South Wye Police Station | 240 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - The Oval, Belmont Road Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 36 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,830 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 37 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bullingham Old Church, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bullingham Old Church | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Wye Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Newton Coppice | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Hunderton Rough | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Merry Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-west |
| Grafton Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Dyffryn Gwy | Valley | 2.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Weobley Close.