HR6 9LY Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Arrow. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Presteigne Road, Shobdon: 13 addresses
- Ledicot Lane, County of Herefordshire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Presteigne Road, Easthampton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Ledicot Lane, Easthampton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Windsor Cottages, Easthampton: 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 D (23% 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.
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 17 addresses are between 128 m and 138 m above sea level (131 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 stations | Leominster 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km |
| Bucknell 3,860 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest The Grove Shobdon | 720 m |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 8.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 80.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Mortimer Medical Prac | 4.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Presteigne Pharmacy | 9.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Access Centre | 9.7 km |
| Hospital | Leominster Community Hospital | 9.9 km |
| Police station | Leominster Police Station | 10.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow 270yds (250m) S of Shobdon Church, a scheduled monument, 520 m north-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow 270yds (250m) S of Shobdon Church | Scheduled monument | 520 m north-west |
| Garden Temple About 500 Metres East of Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north |
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m north |
| Shobdon | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 790 m north-west |
| Shobdon Castle mound | Scheduled monument | 820 m north-west |
| Shobdon Arches | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rectory Plantation | Wood | 190 m north-west |
| Swan Pool | Lake or reservoir | 300 m north-west |
| Woodfield Plantation | Wood | 350 m west |
| Rookery Pool | Lake or reservoir | 460 m north |
| Shobdon Marsh | Wetland | 1.7 km south-east |
| Shobdon Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 17 |
13 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Presteigne Road.