HR6 postcode area guide — Herefordshire, County of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HR6 postcode district in Herefordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HR6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
72.1%
Gigabit-capable
72.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the HR6 postcode district (Herefordshire, County of) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 780 postcodes Ofcom measures in HR6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.1%.
Around 0.5% of premises in HR6 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 HR6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HR6 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| HR6 0AB | 75% | 25% |
| HR6 0AD | 0% | 0% |
| HR6 0AE | 50% | 50% |
| HR6 0AG | 80% | 80% |
| HR6 0AH | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| HR6 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| HR6 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| HR6 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| HR6 0AP | 100% | 77.8% |
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Crime in HR6
Police recorded 6 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HR6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 66.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 16.7% |
| Other theft | 1 | 16.7% |
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 HR6
Based on 235 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HR6 is £271,000, down 4.9% on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£390,000
93 sales
Semi-detached
£225,000
58 sales
Terraced
£198,000
52 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
12 sales
Latest recorded sales in HR6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £146,000 | Semi-detached | Hill View | HR6 0PS |
| 12 May 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced | HR6 9HR | |
| 8 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Barons Cross Road | HR6 8RW |
| 7 May 2026 | £70,000 | Flat | Green Lane | HR6 8TD |
| 6 May 2026 | £366,000 | Semi-detached | Croft Crescent | HR6 0BH |
| 1 May 2026 | £264,000 | Semi-detached | Caradoc Drive | HR6 8BH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | Bearwood Lane | HR6 9EA |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £515,000 | Detached | St Anthony | HR6 0EQ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Pinsley Mill Gardens | HR6 8NS |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £134,711 | Detached | Godiva Road | HR6 8TB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Schools in and around HR6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leominster Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 581 | HR6 8JU |
| Earl Mortimer College | Secondary | 11–16 | 502 | HR6 8JJ |
| Wigmore School | Secondary | 11–19 | 467 | HR6 9UW |
| Lucton School | Not applicable | 0–19 | 265 | HR6 9PN |
| Wigmore Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 169 | HR6 9UN |
| Kingsland CofE School | Primary | 5–11 | 155 | HR6 9QN |
| Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School | Primary | 4–11 | 102 | HR6 0JH |
| Luston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 94 | HR6 0EA |
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 HR6
177 rated food businesses operate in HR6. 109 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 35 West Ltd, Aldi, Amore Pizza Kebab House, Ashfield House, Asia Village.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HR6
From a sample of 88 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 HR6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
26%
Band D
41%
Band E
16%
Band F
11%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
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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.