HR3 6BD

Castle · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR3 6NR 22 m
HR3 6NW 49 m
HR3 6NN 93 m
HR3 6NP 122 m
HR3 6NL 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR3 6BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 April 2002
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 6
Latitude
52.138100
Longitude
-3.005449
British National Grid easting
331,284
British National Grid northing
249,343

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Castle · E05009448
Parish or community
E04000748
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00168538
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 006A · E01014008
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 006 · E02002910

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Eardisley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    178 m
  2. Almeley Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Burglary 4
  • Public order 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HR3 6 residents
3,086

Age bands in HR3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.3%

367 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

222 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

489 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

914 residents

Age 65 and over
33.5%

1,003 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • Almeley Road

    BCT · Eardisley

    0.2 miles
  • Almeley Road

    BCT · Eardisley

    0.2 miles
  • Tram Square

    BCT · Eardisley

    0.2 miles
  • Tram Square

    BCT · Eardisley

    0.2 miles
  • Turn

    BCT · Willersley

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 006A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,564 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Eardisley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 178 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.