A456 Wyre Forest, Herefordshire, County of
42 addresses across 8 postcodes (SY8), about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 23218369.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 8, E: 4, F: 3, G: 2).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Herefordshire, County of costs £2,574 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 33% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ludlow, about 7.4 km (4.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 57 to 82 m above sea level.
- Noise: 28 of its 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Tenbury Surgery, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away.
- People: About 790 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: House, detached (13); Bungalow, detached (3); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (6); 1900-1929 (4); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (2).
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 street: most are in band D (24% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- GOSFORD BRIDGE, grade II
- THE OLD RECTORY, grade II
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 29 October 2026 to 5 November 2026: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 1 October 2026 to 14 October 2027: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 29 October 2026 to 5 November 2026: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 1 October 2026 to 14 October 2026: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 25 August 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
- 14 August 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 5 August 2026 to 9 August 2026: AIRBAND COMMUNITY INTERNET LTD, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 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 29 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 5 low and 0 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY8 4AT | zone 3 | 3 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| SY8 4LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| SY8 4LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SY8 4AS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 4AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 4LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 4LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 4LL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 42 addresses are between 57 m and 82 m above sea level (65 m on average); the ground rises about 24 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY8 4AR | 100% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| SY8 4AS | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| SY8 4AT | 100% | 63% | 63% | 0% |
| SY8 4LJ | 89% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
| SY8 4LL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY8 4LN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY8 4LP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY8 4LW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ludlow 271,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Leominster 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lynch Lane Little Hereford | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 65.1 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tenbury Surgery | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tenbury Dental Centre | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Tenbury Community Hospital | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 130 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Haynall Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Ashbed Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Gravelcroft Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Brimfield Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Mill Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
| Greet Dingle | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 42 |
28 of the street's 42 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.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SY8 4AT: 11 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- SY8 4LW: 10 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- SY8 4LN: 9 addresses of 47 in the postcode
- SY8 4AS: 5 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- SY8 4AR: 3 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- SY8 4LP: 2 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- SY8 4LJ: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- SY8 4LL: 1 address of 7 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in SY8 and across Herefordshire, County of.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.