WR6 postcode area guide — Herefordshire, County of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WR6 postcode district in Herefordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WR6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
85%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
53.2%
Gigabit-capable
53.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the WR6 postcode district (Herefordshire, County of) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 507 postcodes Ofcom measures in WR6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 85% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 53.2%.
Around 0.7% of premises in WR6 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 WR6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WR6 5AA | 100% | 73.9% |
| WR6 5AB | 100% | 91.7% |
| WR6 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| WR6 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| WR6 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| WR6 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| WR6 5AH | 72.7% | 0% |
| WR6 5AJ | 0% | 0% |
| WR6 5AN | 100% | 100% |
| WR6 5AP | 100% | 0% |
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Crime in WR6
Police recorded 4 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WR6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 2 | 50.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 25.0% |
| 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 WR6
Based on 132 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WR6 is £470,000, up 11.0% on the previous year (£423,500).
Detached
£565,000
74 sales
Semi-detached
£310,000
27 sales
Terraced
£205,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in WR6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £730,000 | Detached | WR6 5HY | |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Ryecroft Way | WR6 6BF |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £950,000 | Terraced | Church Lane | WR6 5NQ |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Severn Heights | WR6 6NX |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £220,500 | Semi-detached | Ryecroft Way | WR6 6BF |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £690,000 | Detached | Witley Road | WR6 6LX |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £154,000 | Terraced | Woodmanton Close | WR6 6DG |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £1,750,000 | Other | WR6 6HA | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £287,500 | Semi-detached | Orchard Way | WR6 5LF |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | WR6 5DJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Schools in and around WR6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chantry School | Secondary | 11–16 | 881 | WR6 6QA |
| Brockhampton Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 191 | WR6 5TD |
| Great Witley CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 187 | WR6 6HR |
| Martley CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 160 | WR6 6QA |
| Abberley Parochial VC Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 102 | WR6 6AA |
| Suckley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 95 | WR6 5DE |
| Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 79 | WR6 5NE |
| Clifton upon Teme Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 72 | WR6 6DE |
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 WR6
103 rated food businesses operate in WR6. 55 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abberley General Stores, Alfrick & Lulsley Community Shop, Alliance In Partnership At Great Witley CE Primary School, Ashminton Farm, Avenbury Care Farm C.I.C..
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WR6
From a sample of 105 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WR6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
25%
Band C
7%
Band D
33%
Band E
19%
Band F
12%
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.