SY7 0QB Herefordshire, County of
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mortimer. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- The Heath, Hoptonheath: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Heath, Hoptonheath: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Heath, Hoptonheath: 8 addresses
- B4367, Shropshire: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Heath, Hoptonheath: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Heath, Hoptonheath: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Heath, Hoptonheath: 1 address
- B4367, Shropshire: 1 address
- B4367, Shropshire: 1 address
- B4367, Shropshire: 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 (30% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- HEATH HOUSE, 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: 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 45 addresses are between 125 m and 139 m above sea level (134 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 9%, ultrafast 9%, gigabit 9% of premises; 91% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hopton Heath 2,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Bucknell 3,860 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Junction Hopton Castle | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 79.2 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Craven Arms Surgery | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lunts Pharmacy | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Craven Arms Dental Practice | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Knighton Hospital | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) |
| Police station | Knighton Police Station | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 390 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.2 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heath House, a listed building (Grade II*), 70 m south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heath House | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m south-west |
| Motte castle 510m east of Broadward Hall | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Ringwork on Warfield Bank 500m south east of Park Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Bowl barrow 150m north west of Hollybrook | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Decoy Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Ashlea Pool | Lake or reservoir | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Pool Coppice | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| The Forest | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Darky Dale | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Hopton Titterhill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 45 |
10 of the postcode's 45 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 40% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 The Heath.