HR4 9LB

Widemarsh · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hereford
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Postcode district
HR4
Postcode sector
HR4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR4 9LA 93 m
HR4 9LD 95 m
HR4 9JR 101 m
HR4 9LF 104 m
HR4 9YF 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR4 9LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR4
Postcode sector
HR4 9
Latitude
52.062630
Longitude
-2.719409
British National Grid easting
350,777
British National Grid northing
240,716

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Widemarsh · E05009489
Parish or community
E04000921
Output area
E00071117
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 012E · E01014086
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 012 · E02002916

Postcode source versions

Explore HR4

46 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Prior Street, Hereford, HR4 9LB 27 February 2026 £115,000
Prior Court, 15, Apartment 1, Prior Street, Hereford, HR4 9LB 6 June 2025 £128,000
Prior Court, 15, Apartment 3, Prior Street, Hereford, HR4 9LB 5 February 2025 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
14
Secondary
5
  1. St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    499 m
  2. Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service

    Pupil referral unit

    560 m
  3. Holmer CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    695 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,472
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,324
  • Shoplifting 581
  • Anti social behaviour 383
  • Criminal damage and arson 277
  • Public order 257

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
125

64 female, 61 male

Postcode households
53
Residents per household
2.4
HR4 9 residents
7,848

Age bands in HR4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,246 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

777 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

2,458 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,154 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,538 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR4 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
3.7%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • HEREFORD MEDICAL GROUP

    STATION MEDICAL CENTRE, STATION APPROACH, HEREFORD, HR1 1BB

    ODS code M81026

    566 m

  • CANTILUPE SURGERY

    49-51 ST. OWEN STREET, HEREFORD, HR1 2JB

    ODS code M81032

    937 m

  • WARGRAVE HOUSE SURGERY

    WARGRAVE HOUSE, 23 ST. OWEN STREET, HEREFORD, HR1 2JB

    ODS code M81066

    937 m

  • BELMONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOLME AVENUE, BELMONT, HEREFORD, HR2 7XT

    ODS code M81093

    2.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Heart of Oak Inn

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Courtyard Theatre

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Courtyard Theatre

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Heart of Oak Inn

    BCT · Hereford

    0.1 miles
  • Widemarsh Common

    BCT · Hereford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 012E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,737 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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
9
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £142,500 from 8 recorded sales in HR4 9LB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Herefordshire is £289,715 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,472 published events cover 12 months, averaging 289.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,324 events.

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