HR6 9AP Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Leominster West. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Ebnall: 12 addresses
- Cholstrey Road, County of Herefordshire: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Eyton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Ebnall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Ebnall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Stagbatch: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Stagbatch: 1 address
- Snowdale Cottages, Stagbatch: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Stagbatch: 1 address
- North Road, Kingsland: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Eyton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near B4360, Cobnash: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Cobnash: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road, Ebnall: 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 (37% of about 650 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
- CHOLSTREY COURT, grade II
- CHOLSTREY FARMHOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 1 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 29 addresses are between 76 m and 93 m above sea level (85 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 91%, ultrafast 91%, gigabit 91% of premises; 9% 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 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Dishley Street car park | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 74.7 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Mortimer Medical Prac | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Westfield Walk Pharmacy | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Access Centre | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Leominster Community Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Leominster Police Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Leominster Cashzone | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Ginhall Green 4.6 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 140 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cursneh Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Figure Eight | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Coombs Hill Coppice | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Quarry Coppice | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Fir Coppice | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Sally Coppice | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 29 |
13 of the postcode's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Unnamed street near Cholstrey Road.