HR4 9FR Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced June 2025. Ward: Holmer. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 C (30% of about 1,150 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
- Dev 1 Redevelopment Of Magnis Works Proposed New Development Of 5 Detached Dwellings Wit, From Roman Road To Cot Barn House, Hereford, Herefordshire: up to 5 homes, permissioned (450 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 72 m and 81 m above sea level (75 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 | 2.4 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Hedgerow Way Holmer | 300 m |
| Car parks | Merton Meadow Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 77.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hereford Medical Group | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | Hereford County Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Hereford Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Hereford Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,970 m² | 110 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 900 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade I), 450 m east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade I | 450 m east |
| Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 470 m east |
| Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| The White Cross at the junction of five roads, White Cross | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Patch Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
| Pipe Coppice | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Lyde Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north-east |
| Wyevale Wood | Wood | 3.4 km south-west |
| Dyffryn Gwy | Valley | 3.6 km south-west |
| Whitmore Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 37 | 37 |
None of the postcode's 37 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 16% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 80% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.