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

HR6 8UQ 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 8UQ 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

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Herefordshire 002C: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **Leominster, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **No property in HR6 8UQ 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=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **£289,607 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at HR6 8UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at HR6 8UQ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-school-e117055) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Leominster Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leominster-primary-school-e140617) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambian Hereford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-hereford-school-e117048) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Earl Mortimer College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earl-mortimer-college-e116941) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £277,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £153,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2024 | £200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2024 | £151,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Leominster (440 m, Morrisons)

## 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 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: 52.2265, -2.7609

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), July 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=-2.7609,52.2265,HR68UQ

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