# HR6 8QW: area report for a postcode in Herefordshire

HR6 8QW 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 HR6 8QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) › [HR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6) › [HR6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Herefordshire 002C: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **Leominster, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **No property in HR6 8QW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **£291,495 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HR6 8QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **Low road and rail noise at HR6 8QW**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **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=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-school-e117055) | Special | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Cambian Hereford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-hereford-school-e117048) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Earl Mortimer College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earl-mortimer-college-e116941) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leominster Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leominster-primary-school-e140617) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2023 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2024 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WESTFIELD WALK PHARMACY (450 m); LEOMINSTER PHARMACY (680 m); W S & B REES CHEMISTS (780 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL ACCESS CENTRE (650 m); LEOMINSTER DENTAL CENTRE (650 m); MORTON HUDSON AND MILESON (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Leominster (650 m, Morrisons); Co-op Leominster (660 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Leominster (730 m, Aldi); Morrisons Daily Martin's Leominster South Street (790 m, Morrisons)

## 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 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.7** (2025). Herefordshire 002C has a deprivation score of 8.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,099th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £268,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herefordshire 002C was £268,000 in 2025. Joint 13,269th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,035** (2021). Herefordshire 002C had 1,035 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,898th 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 002C, 98.6% 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.

## HR6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HR6 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,189** (2021). HR6 had 21,189 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,367th least 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in HR6 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: 87.7%** (January 2026). In HR6, 87.7% 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: 52.2279, -2.7503

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=-2.7503,52.2279,HR68QW

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