HR6 0EQ

Bircher · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leominster
Ward
Bircher
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire
Postcode district
HR6
Postcode sector
HR6 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR6 0BA 76 m
HR6 0BB 133 m
HR6 0EZ 180 m
HR6 0BD 197 m
HR6 0FE 223 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR6 0EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR6
Postcode sector
HR6 0
Latitude
52.279755
Longitude
-2.777711
British National Grid easting
347,039
British National Grid northing
264,907

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Bircher · E05009443
Parish or community
E04000735
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00070652
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 001A · E01013998
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 001 · E02002905

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, St Anthony, Yarpole, Leominster, HR6 0EQ 23 April 2026 £515,000
3, St Anthony, Yarpole, Leominster, HR6 0EQ 28 October 2019 £460,000
4, St Anthony, Yarpole, Leominster, HR6 0EQ 1 March 2017 £357,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Luston Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  2. Lucton School

    Other independent school

    3.3 km
  3. Orleton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    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

  • Possession of weapons 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
HR6 0 residents
4,530

Age bands in HR6 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.8%

542 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

398 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.1%

853 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

1,585 residents

Age 65 and over
32.5%

1,624 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR6 0 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • THE MORTIMER MEDICAL PRAC

    CROASE ORCHARD SURGERY, KINGSLAND, LEOMINSTER, HR6 9QL

    ODS code M81043

    4.2 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

  • Shop

    BCT · Yarpole

    0.1 miles
  • Shop

    BCT · Yarpole

    0.1 miles
  • Bircher Common Turn

    BCT · Bircher

    0.4 miles
  • Bircher Turn

    BCT · Bircher

    0.6 miles
  • Bircher Turn

    BCT · Bircher

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 001A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,481 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
2 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
0
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £515,000 from 1 recorded sale in HR6 0EQ. 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

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Luston Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Possession of weapons with 2 events.

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