HR6 8BD Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leominster East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Caswell Road, Leominster: 20 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 B (32% of about 810 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
- 45A to 47 West Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8EP: up to 7 homes, permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 15 very low.
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 20 addresses are between 69 m and 71 m above sea level (69 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 | 200 m |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Railway Station Leominster | 140 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Dishley Street car park | 710 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Mer | 630 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 71.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ryeland Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest W S & B Rees Chemists | 540 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Morton Hudson And Mileson | 530 m |
| Hospital | Leominster Community Hospital | 530 m |
| Police station | Leominster Police Station | 890 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Leominster Cashzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Grange 1.5 ha | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sydonia Recreation Ground 2.1 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,360 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grange Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m north-west. 225 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grange Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-west |
| The Forbury | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-west |
| Forbury Chapel | Scheduled monument | 560 m north-west |
| The Priory Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m north |
| Leominster Priory | Scheduled monument | 630 m north |
| Lion Ballroom | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Comfordt Wood | Wood | 790 m north-east |
| Eaton Hill | Hill | 920 m north-east |
| Rowley Ride Wood | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| Figure Eight | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km west |
| Cursneh Hill | Hill | 2.5 km west |
| The Island | Island | 4.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Caswell Road.