HR4 postcode area guide — Herefordshire, County of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HR4 postcode district in Herefordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HR4
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.8%
Gigabit-capable
79.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the HR4 postcode district (Herefordshire, County of) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 925 postcodes Ofcom measures in HR4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.5%.
Around 0.4% of premises in HR4 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in HR4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HR4 0AA | 100% | 62.5% |
| HR4 0AB | 98.1% | 0% |
| HR4 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| HR4 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| HR4 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| HR4 0AJ | 100% | 88.9% |
| HR4 0AL | 100% | 55.6% |
| HR4 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| HR4 0AP | 100% | 52.2% |
| HR4 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Crime in HR4
Police recorded 4 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HR4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 3 | 75.0% |
| Other crime | 1 | 25.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in HR4
Based on 367 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HR4 is £260,000, down 7.1% on the previous year (£280,000).
Detached
£380,000
103 sales
Semi-detached
£267,000
96 sales
Terraced
£215,000
112 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
43 sales
Latest recorded sales in HR4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | HR4 7PR | |
| 15 May 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Cornewall Street | HR4 0HF |
| 13 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Ascot Close | HR4 9LY |
| 12 May 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | Friars Street | HR4 0FH |
| 8 May 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced | Portland Street | HR4 9JE |
| 7 May 2026 | £417,500 | Detached | Meadow Drive | HR4 7EE |
| 6 May 2026 | £337,500 | Detached | HR4 8DT | |
| 1 May 2026 | £420,000 | Detached | Dunnock Close | HR4 9WG |
| 1 May 2026 | £135,000 | Flat | Belle Bank Avenue | HR4 9RL |
| 1 May 2026 | £830,000 | Detached | HR4 7RJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around HR4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitecross Hereford | Secondary | 11–16 | 942 | HR4 0RN |
| Trinity Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 549 | HR4 0NU |
| Weobley High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 533 | HR4 8ST |
| Lord Scudamore Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 507 | HR4 0AS |
| Holmer CofE Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 417 | HR4 9RX |
| Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 241 | HR4 7AE |
| Weobley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 215 | HR4 8ST |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 144 | HR4 7DW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in HR4
276 rated food businesses operate in HR4. 186 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 14Forty, A Rule of Tum Burger Shop Ltd, Aldi Stores Limited, Aramark Ltd - Special Metals, Asda Express Hereford, Holmer Road PFS.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HR4
From a sample of 188 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 HR4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
21%
Band C
32%
Band D
32%
Band E
12%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Herefordshire, County of
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.