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HR3 6RA

Castle · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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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 6EH 67 m
HR3 6EG 298 m
HR3 6EQ 511 m
HR3 6EN 514 m
HR3 6HS 702 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR3 6RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 6
Latitude
52.118273
Longitude
-3.069033
British National Grid easting
326,900
British National Grid northing
247,200

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
E04000909
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00070718
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 006B · E01014009
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. Clifford Primary School

    Community school

    2.7 km

  2. Eardisley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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

  • Church

    BCT · Whitney-on-Wye

    0.2 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Whitney-on-Wye

    0.2 miles

  • School

    BCT · Brilley

    1.6 miles

  • School

    BCT · Brilley

    1.6 miles

  • Hardwicke Turn

    BCT · Hardwicke

    2.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Clifford Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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