HR9 6AB

Ross West · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Postcode district
HR9
Postcode sector
HR9 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR9 6AQ 364 m
HR9 5BJ 394 m
HR9 6AA 403 m
HR9 6BH 417 m
HR9 5JA 438 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR9 6AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2009
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR9
Postcode sector
HR9 6
Latitude
51.913278
Longitude
-2.594388
British National Grid easting
359,212
British National Grid northing
224,027

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Electoral ward
Ross West · E05009481
Parish or community
E04012406
Output area
E00071017
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 022F · E01014066
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 022 · E02002926

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Ashfield Park Primary School

    Community school

    463 m
  2. St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    815 m
  3. Bridstow CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    952 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
754
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 272
  • Shoplifting 145
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Public order 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
HR9 6 residents
4,621

Age bands in HR9 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

582 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

379 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.9%

730 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.2%

1,521 residents

Age 65 and over
29.8%

1,365 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENDEEN SURGERY

    KENT AVENUE, ROSS-ON-WYE, HR9 5AH

    ODS code M81061

    739 m

  • ALTON STREET SURGERY

    ALTON STREET, ROSS-ON-WYE, HR9 5AB

    ODS code M81044

    799 m

Nearby transport

  • Wilton Road

    BCT · Ross-on-Wye

    0.1 miles
  • Wilton Road

    BCT · Ross-on-Wye

    0.1 miles
  • The Bridge at Wilton

    BCT · Ross-on-Wye

    0.2 miles
  • The Bridge at Wilton

    BCT · Ross-on-Wye

    0.3 miles
  • Edde Cross Street

    BCT · Ross-on-Wye

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 022F, 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

16,349 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ashfield Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 463 m.

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

Recorded crime

754 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 272 events.

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