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

HR4 8ZS 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 8ZS 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

- **112 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Herefordshire 012C: 776 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **Hereford, 130 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **No property in HR4 8ZS listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **£289,607 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **91% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **Moderate road and rail noise at HR4 8ZS**: Road 64 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **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=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barrs Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrs-court-school-e139607) | Special | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-cantilupe-cofe-academy-e140183) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herefordshire-pupil-referral-service-e130991) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hereford-cathedral-school-with-a-junior-school-e117036) | Independent | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hereford Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hereford-sixth-form-college-e143929) | Sixth form and further education | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herefordshire-ludlow-and-north-shropshire-college-e130710) | Sixth form and further education | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hereford College of Arts](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hereford-college-of-arts-e130714) | Sixth form and further education | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Royal National College for the Blind](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-national-college-for-the-blind-e133108) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £192,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2024 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2025 | £188,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £132,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| March 2025 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| December 2025 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| June 2025 | £243,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hereford (130 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP (140 m); CANTILUPE SURGERY (620 m); WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY (620 m)
- Pharmacies: HEREFORD PHARMACY (140 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (140 m); TAYLORS PHARMACY (620 m); CHANDOS PHARMACY (690 m); BOOTS (700 m)
- Dental practices: KYRLE STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (370 m); DENTAL SURGERY (440 m); CENTRAL HEREFORD DENTAL CARE (440 m); BRIGHTON VILLA DENTAL SURGERY (490 m); HEREFORD DENTAL AND IMPLANT CLINIC (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Hereford (140 m, Morrisons); Lidl Tupsley Hereford (370 m, Lidl); Co-op College Road (460 m, The Co-operative Group); Waitrose Hereford (580 m, Waitrose); M&S Hereford (680 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £289,607** (July 2026). Herefordshire’s average house price was £289,607 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Herefordshire costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.2** (2025). Herefordshire 012C has a deprivation score of 33.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,841st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £227,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herefordshire 012C was £227,500 in 2025. Joint 9,230th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,832** (2021). Herefordshire 012C had 1,832 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,940th most 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: 70.2%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 012C, 70.2% 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: 52.0608, -2.7100

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

## Your MP

- [Hereford and South Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hereford-and-south-herefordshire): Jesse Norman (Conservative), 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), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.7100,52.0608,HR48ZS

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