HR2 8NU Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Birch. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- A466, Sir Fynwy - Monmouthshire: 10 addresses
- The Old School, St Weonards: 9 addresses
- Mount Way, St Weonards: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near A466, St Weonards: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near A466, St Weonards: 3 addresses
- Pike Cottages, Sandyway: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A466, St Weonards: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A466, Sandyway: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A466, St Weonards: 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 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 15.
- 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 WEONARD, grade I
- CHURCH COTTAGE, grade II
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CHURCHYARD CROSS AND SUNDIAL ABOUT 20 YARDS SOUTH OF THE EASTERNMOST NAVE WINDOW OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CHURCH OF ST WEONARD, grade II
- COWSHED AND HAY LOFT ABOUT 60 YARDS EAST NORTH EAST OF CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- HAYNES MONUMENT ABOUT ONE YARD EAST OF THE CHURCH OF ST WEONARD, grade II
- HEADSTONE ABOUT 30 YARDS SOUTH OF THE SOUTH DOOR OF THE CHURCH OF ST WEONARDS, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- OLD SCHOOL, grade II
- PHILLPOTS MONUMENT ABOUT 6 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF THE SOUTH PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ST WEONARD, grade II
- PYE MONUMENT IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE SOUTH EAST NAVE WINDOW OF THE CHURCH OF ST WEONARD, grade II
- THE OLD FORGE, grade II
- THOMAS MONUMENT ABOUT 28 YARDS SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF THE SOUTH DOOR OF THE CHURCH OF ST WEONARD, grade II
- WALL ENCLOSING CHURCHYARD ABOUT 40 YARDS SOUTH OF THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH OF ST WEONARD, grade II
- YEOMANS MONUMENT ADJACENT TO SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE CHANCEL OF THE CHURCH OF ST WEONARD, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 37 addresses are between 79 m and 117 m above sea level (110 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 78%, gigabit 78% 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 | 16.3 km |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Post Office St Weonards | 80 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 9.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 59.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Much Birch Surgery | 6.2 km |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery | 9.2 km |
| Hospital | Ross Community Hospital | 10.4 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 10.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,740 m² | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Weonard, a listed building (Grade I), 50 m. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Weonard | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| St Weonard's Tump, a motte castle in St Weonard's village | Scheduled monument | 70 m south |
| Barn at Treago Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m west |
| Treago | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Wood | Wood | 900 m west |
| Cockshoot Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Furnace Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Gally's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Llanlowdy Hill | Hill | 4.4 km south |
| Biddlestone Pool | Lake or reservoir | 5.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 17% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 A466.