HR6 8BP Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leominster North & Rural. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Millers Close, Leominster: 77 addresses
- Unnamed street near Millers Close, The Marsh: 2 addresses
- Osborne Place, Leominster: 1 address
- The Mallards, The Marsh: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Millers Close, The Marsh: 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 (35% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 91, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 93, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 45A to 47 West Street, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 8EP: up to 7 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 13 at medium risk and 52 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 70 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 65 low and 2 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 82 addresses are between 71 m and 72 m above sea level (71 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 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Octagon Gardens Ridgemoor | 170 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dishley Street car park | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 72.2 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ryeland Surgery | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest W S & B Rees Chemists | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morton Hudson And Mileson | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Leominster Community Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Leominster Police Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Leominster Cashzone | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,420 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Building in Yard to Rear of Numbers 40 and 42, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 227 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Building in Yard to Rear of Numbers 40 and 42 | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Lion Ballroom | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Forbury Chapel | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| The Forbury | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Leominster Priory | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| The Priory Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Comfordt Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Figure Eight | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Eaton Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Cursneh Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Coombs Hill Coppice | Wood | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| The Island | Island | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 82 | 82 |
None of the postcode's 82 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Herefordshire, County of: see them on the Herefordshire, County of page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 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 | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) 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 | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Millers Close.