HR4 9HT Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced June 2014. Ward: Widemarsh. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Garrick Lane, Hereford: 21 addresses
- Edgar Street, Hereford: 3 addresses
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: 1.
- 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
- 65 AND 67, EDGAR STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Edgar Street Grid, Hereford: up to 300 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- Land at Sullivan House, 72-80 Widemarsh Street, Hereford: up to 10 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Great Western Court, Canonmoor Street, Hereford, Herefordshire: up to 14 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 14 15 & 15a, St Peters Street, Hereford: up to 7 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 128 Widemarsh Street Hereford Herefordshire HR4 9HN: up to 5 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Land at, 46-47 Catherine Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2DU: up to 10 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Land at 2 Monkmoor Street, Hereford: up to 10 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- West Mercia Police Station, Hereford: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (540 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 93% 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 | 770 m |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Old Market Hereford | 80 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 75.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cantilupe Surgery | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Orchards (Dental Practice) | 350 m |
| Hospital | Hereford County Hospital | 740 m |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 550 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Hereford Broad Street NatWest | 360 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 54% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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 Garrick Lane.