HR3 6YF

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 6NU 32 m
HR3 6BB 435 m
HR3 6NT 560 m
HR3 6NS 926 m
HR3 6NQ 985 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR3 6YF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 6
Latitude
52.128955
Longitude
-3.013994
British National Grid easting
330,685
British National Grid northing
248,334

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
E00168513
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

    1.0 km
  2. Almeley Primary School

    Community school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Burglary 4
  • Public order 4
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 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

  • Turn

    BCT · Willersley

    0.7 miles
  • Turn

    BCT · Willersley

    0.7 miles
  • Tram Square

    BCT · Eardisley

    0.8 miles
  • Almeley Road

    BCT · Eardisley

    0.8 miles
  • Almeley Road

    BCT · Eardisley

    0.8 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 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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