HR4 0BG Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- King Street, Hereford: 35 addresses
- Berrington Street, Hereford: 2 addresses
- Barton Road, Hereford: 1 address
- Berrington Street, Hereford: 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 A (61% of about 1,520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 30.
- 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
- 41A, BRIDGE STREET, grade II*
- BERRINGTON HOUSE, grade II*
- GREYFRIARS SURGERY, grade II*
- 1, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 12, KING STREET, grade II
- 13, KING STREET, grade II
- 14, KING STREET, grade II
- 15, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 15, KING STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 3, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 21A, KING STREET, grade II
- 22, KING STREET, grade II
- 3, ST NICHOLAS STREET, grade II
- 33, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 34, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 35, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 36, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 37, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 38-41, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 4A, ST NICHOLAS STREET, grade II
- 4 AND 5, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 44, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 45, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 46, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 6 AND 7, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, ADJACENT TO ORANGE TREE INN, grade II
- ORANGE TREE INN, grade II
- TENBY HOUSE, grade II
- WYVALE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 14 15 & 15a, St Peters Street, Hereford: up to 7 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Gaol Street Car Park, Hereford: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Land at Sullivan House, 72-80 Widemarsh Street, Hereford: up to 10 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- West Mercia Police Station, Hereford: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Great Western Court, Canonmoor Street, Hereford, Herefordshire: up to 14 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Land at, 46-47 Catherine Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2DU: up to 10 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Edgar Street Grid, Hereford: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Venns Close Car Park, Symonds Street Hereford: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
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 39 addresses are between 54 m and 56 m above sea level (56 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 41%, gigabit 41% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Bridge Street Hereford | 70 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 74.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cantilupe Surgery | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Chave And Jackson Limited | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Owen Dental Studio | 160 m |
| Hospital | Hereford County Hospital | 940 m |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Hereford Broad Street NatWest | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Castle Green 2.9 ha | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 36 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,940 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bishop's Meadow 3.5 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,830 m² | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Berrington House, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 298 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 37 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Berrington House | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| 41A, Bridge Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m south-east |
| Greyfriars Surgery | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south |
| Black Lion Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south |
| Wye Bridge | Scheduled monument | 210 m south |
| Hereford city walls, ramparts and ditch | Scheduled monument | 220 m north-east |
| Hereford Castle | Scheduled monument | 550 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hunderton Rough | Wood | 2.5 km south-west |
| Baynton Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north-east |
| Dyffryn Gwy | Valley | 2.6 km west |
| Belmont Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
| Newton Coppice | Wood | 3.0 km south-west |
| Merry Hill | Hill | 3.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 10 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 39 |
39 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 49% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 King Street.