HR5 3FU

Castle · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Kington
Ward
Castle
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire
Postcode district
HR5
Postcode sector
HR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR5 3LD 95 m
HR5 3LB 766 m
HR5 3LE 816 m
HR3 6LW 1.1 km
HR5 3EY 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR5 3FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR5
Postcode sector
HR5 3
Latitude
52.173733
Longitude
-3.015741
British National Grid easting
330,635
British National Grid northing
253,316

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
E00070711
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 006B · E01014009
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 006 · E02002910

Postcode source versions

Explore HR5

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Prospect View, Spond, Kington, HR5 3FU 16 February 2024 £320,000
1, Prospect View, Spond, Kington, HR5 3FU 24 January 2024 £660,000
4, Prospect View, Spond, Kington, HR5 3FU 16 October 2023 £370,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Almeley Primary School

    Community school

    3.4 km
  2. Kington Primary School

    Community school

    3.4 km
  3. Lady Hawkins' School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HR5 3 residents
4,788

Age bands in HR5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

632 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

396 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

836 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

1,347 residents

Age 65 and over
30.8%

1,426 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.

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%

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

1

within 5 km

  • KINGTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EARDISLEY ROAD, KINGTON, HR5 3EA

    ODS code M81054

    2.9 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

  • The Surgery

    BCT · Kington

    1.7 miles
  • Kington Motors

    BCT · Headbrook

    1.9 miles
  • Kington Motors

    BCT · Headbrook

    1.9 miles
  • Headbrook

    BCT · Headbrook

    1.9 miles
  • Headbrook

    BCT · Kington

    1.9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £418,750 from 6 recorded sales in HR5 3FU. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Almeley Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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