# HR4 8JW: area report for a postcode in Herefordshire

HR4 8JW is a postcode in Herefordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Herefordshire. Open the map at HR4 8JW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) › [HR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr4) › [HR4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Herefordshire 004B: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **Leominster, 8.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **1 of 39 properties in HR4 8JW at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **£291,495 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HR4 8JW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **Low road and rail noise at HR4 8JW**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW
- **5.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-primary-school-dilwyn-e139241) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| July 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| August 2024 | £701,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 530 m |
| March 2025 | £560,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 560 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £291,495** (August 2026). Herefordshire’s average house price was £291,495 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,730** (2025). Full-time workers living in Herefordshire earned a median of £34,730 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 50th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.4×** (2025). A home in Herefordshire costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 111th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.8** (2025). Herefordshire has a deprivation score of 18.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 145th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Herefordshire 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.1** (2025). Herefordshire 004B has a deprivation score of 20.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,592nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £369,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herefordshire 004B was £369,000 in 2025. Joint 10,554th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,472** (2021). Herefordshire 004B had 1,472 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,683rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.9%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 004B, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## HR4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £276,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HR4 was £276,000 in 2025. Joint 969th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,382** (2021). HR4 had 31,382 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 845th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in HR4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.0%** (January 2026). In HR4, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)
- Centre: 52.1898, -2.8475

Council: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-herefordshire): Dr Ellie Chowns (Green Party), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.8475,52.1898,HR48JW

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr4-8jw