Castle View Wigmore, Herefordshire, County of
1 address across 1 postcode (HR6), about 150 m long. USRN 23229812.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2006 the median was £175,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 B; Band D in Herefordshire, County of costs £2,574 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bucknell, about 7.4 km (4.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Millennium Green, is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 144 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Mortimer Medical Prac, about 8 km (5 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2006 | 2 HR6 9UB | Semi-detached | £175,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 B (30% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's address is about 144 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR6 9UB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bucknell 3,860 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Hopton Heath 2,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Ludlow 271,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Garage Wigmore | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 77.5 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Mortimer Medical Prac | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millennium Green 230 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1,340 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade I), 210 m north-east. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade I | 210 m north-east |
| Wigmore Castle | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Ruins of Wigmore Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Green Hill | Hill | 290 m north-west |
| Barnett Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Woodhampton Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Wigmore Rolls | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Burrington Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
| Fishpool Valley | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the street's 1 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigmore Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 350 m | No published inspection |
| Wigmore School | Secondary | 11–19 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer Country Stores HR6 9UJ | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2018 |
| The Oak At Wigmore HR6 9UJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| The Castle Inn HR6 9UN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 4 Good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| The Old Vicarage Residential Home HR6 9UW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Wigmore High School HR6 9UW | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Wigmore Village Community Centre HR6 9UW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near School Lane (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 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) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 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) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- HR6 9UB: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
Nearby streets
School Lane · School Lane · School Lane · Castle Street · Castle Street · Castle Street · School Lane · School Lane · Church Street · Church Street · Ford Street
All the streets in HR6 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.