# HR9 6JL: area report for a postcode in Herefordshire

HR9 6JL 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 HR9 6JL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) › [HR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr9) › [HR9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hr9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Herefordshire 023A: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **1 of 22 properties in HR9 6JL at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Herefordshire 023A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **£289,607 average price**: For the whole of Herefordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **15.4% can get gigabit broadband at HR9 6JL**: Superfast for 53.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **Low road and rail noise at HR9 6JL**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more 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=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL
- **5.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whitchurch CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitchurch-cofe-primary-school-e116919) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [English Bicknor Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-bicknor-church-of-england-primary-school-e148946) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £286,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 440 m |
| April 2026 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 023A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.0** (2025). Herefordshire 023A has a deprivation score of 16.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,465th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £467,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Herefordshire 023A was £467,500 in 2025. Joint 5,742nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,585** (2021). Herefordshire 023A had 1,585 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,907th 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: 22.2%** (January 2026). In Herefordshire 023A, 22.2% 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.

## HR9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £336,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in HR9 was £336,750 in 2025. 873rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,358** (2021). HR9 had 21,358 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,377th 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: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in HR9 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: 79.8%** (January 2026). In HR9, 79.8% 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: 51.8403, -2.6383

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)
- [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=-2.6383,51.8403,HR96JL

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