HR4 9TH Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1983. Ward: Bobblestock. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Chepstow Walk, Hereford: 42 addresses
- Lingfield Walk, Hereford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chepstow Walk, Bobblestock: 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 B (31% of about 720 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 (520 m)
- Land at Grandstand Road (North), Hereford: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 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 | 2.7 km |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Co-op Store Bobblestock | 40 m |
| Car parks | Merton Meadow Car Park | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bristol Airport BRS | 77.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hereford Medical Group | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | St Owen Dental Studio | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | Hereford County Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Hereford Cashzone | 30 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 12 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 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 | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Chepstow Walk.