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HR3 6PU

Castle · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hereford
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 6PY 337 m
HR3 6PX 370 m
HR3 6LG 380 m
HR3 6PT 517 m
HR3 6PS 650 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR3 6PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 6
Latitude
52.166826
Longitude
-2.979836
British National Grid easting
333,080
British National Grid northing
252,514

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
E04000687
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00070707
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 006B · E01014009
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 006 · E02002910

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Firtree Cottage, Almeley, Hereford, HR3 6PU 31 January 2007 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Almeley Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  2. Eardisley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Public order 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • KINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EARDISLEY ROAD, KINGTON, HR5 3EA

    ODS code M81054

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • West View

    BCT · Almeley

    0.5 miles

  • West View

    BCT · Almeley

    0.5 miles

  • Almeley Turn

    BCT · Woonton

    1.4 miles

  • Almeley Turn

    BCT · Woonton

    1.4 miles

  • Shelter

    BCT · Holme Marsh

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 006B, 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

13,944 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Almeley Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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