# HR6

Postcode district covering Leominster and Newlands, in Herefordshire.

HR6 is a postcode district covering Leominster and Newlands, in Herefordshire. Median sale price £275,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 67.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code HR6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [HR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HR6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=HR6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in HR6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=HR6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 295 homes were sold in HR6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=HR6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for HR6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=HR6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): HR6 had 21,189 usual residents at the census.

## How HR6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | HR6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £275,000 | 3rd cheapest | 9 postcode districts, HR · 2025 |
| Population | 21,189 | 5th most populated | 9 postcode districts, HR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 9 postcode districts, HR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.7% | 2nd highest | 9 postcode districts, HR · Jan 2026 |

## Is HR6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HR6 at a rate of 67.1 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 124 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HR6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (580), other crime (279) and anti-social behaviour (213).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HR6 was 79.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in HR6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HR6 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in HR6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Herefordshire 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014041) | 1,491 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 82.3% |
| [Herefordshire 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014042) | 1,602 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.4% |
| [Herefordshire 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014043) | 1,035 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.6% |
| [Herefordshire 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014044) | 1,539 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.6% |
| [Herefordshire 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014045) | 1,637 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.8% |
| [Herefordshire 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014046) | 1,549 | 87.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.3% |
| [Herefordshire 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014047) | 1,452 | 124.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% |
| [Herefordshire 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014048) | 1,650 | 246.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.1% |
| [Herefordshire 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01013999) | 1,590 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.9% |
| [Herefordshire 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014024) | 1,283 | 28.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.9% |
| [Herefordshire 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014055) | 1,695 | 26.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.6% |
| [Herefordshire 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/neighbourhood/e01014097) | 1,277 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.6% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in HR6

[Leominster North](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/leominster-north), [Leominster South](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/leominster-south), [Shobdon, Luston & Bodenham](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire/shobdon-luston-and-bodenham)

## Postcode sectors in HR6

[HR6 0 (241 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6-0), [HR6 6 (12 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6-6), [HR6 8 (276 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6-8), [HR6 9 (277 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6-9)

## Council

[Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)

## Towns in HR6

[Leominster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leominster)

## Postcode districts next to HR6

[HR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr1), [HR3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr3), [HR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr4), [HR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5), [HR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr7), [LD8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld8), [SY7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy7), [SY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy8), [WR15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr15)

## Nearest rail stations

[Leominster (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7303,52.2257)

## More in the HR postcode area

[All HR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## HR6 in brief

HR6 is a postcode district covering Leominster and Newlands, in Herefordshire.
About 21,124 people lived in HR6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 295 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HR6 was £275,000 in 2025.
HR6 had 21,189 usual residents at the census.
About 98% of people in HR6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In HR6, 87.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: HR6
- Postcode area: [HR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr)
- Constituency: [North Herefordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-herefordshire)
- Council: [Herefordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire)
- Area: 317 km²
- People, mid-2024: 21,124*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 76

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy8), [HR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr4), [HR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr7), [WR15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr15), [HR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr5), [LD8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld8)

## Latest updates for HR6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/HR6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr6