HR3 6PS Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Church Terrace, Upper Wootton: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Terrace, Lower Wootton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Terrace, Lower Wootton: 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 (24% of about 760 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.
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 6 addresses are between 123 m and 125 m above sea level (124 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 | Leominster 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 18.9 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest West View Almeley | 770 m |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 5.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 88.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kington Medical Practice | 4.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Kington Pharmacy | 5.4 km |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery | 7.9 km |
| Hospital | Leominster Community Hospital | 18.2 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Kington Police Station | 5.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Oldcastle Twt, a scheduled monument, 220 m east. 19 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oldcastle Twt | Scheduled monument | 220 m east |
| Nieuport House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 670 m west |
| Almeley Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south-east |
| Friends' Meeting House | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m south-east |
| Almeley Castle | Scheduled monument | 880 m south-east |
| Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 900 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coke's Yeld Dingle | Valley | 810 m south |
| Highmoor Wood | Wood | 940 m north-west |
| Kymmin Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Spond Birches | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Holywell Dingle | Valley | 1.7 km south-west |
| Tramway Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Church Terrace.