Map of the HR postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the HR postcode area, also known as the Hereford postal area.
The HR postcode area covers Hereford and nearby parts of the Welsh borderlands.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: LD - Llandrindod Wells, SY - Shrewsbury, WR - Worcester, GL - Gloucester and NP - Newport and is located inland.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Herefordshire (95.75%), Powys (3.65%), Gloucestershire (0.48%), Worcestershire (0.12%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 39.55 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 35.01 mi |
| Area | 782.42 mi² |
| Maximum width | 39.84 mi |
| Perimeter | 179.55 mi |
| Postcode districts | 9 |
| Postcode sectors | 29 |
| Post towns | 6 |
| Postcodes | 6,450 |
| Population | 176,493 |
The HR postcode area has a population of 176,493 and covers 2,026,466 hectares. Roughly 0.27% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the HR postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is HR3 and the most urban is HR4.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR3 | 243,219,571 | 1,355,033 | 0.56% |
| HR5 | 143,166,823 | 826,850 | 0.58% |
| HR7 | 124,382,150 | 1,017,695 | 0.82% |
| HR2 | 470,466,028 | 4,060,621 | 0.86% |
| HR6 | 301,349,792 | 2,740,318 | 0.91% |
| HR8 | 168,899,770 | 1,546,898 | 0.92% |
| HR9 | 174,762,890 | 1,990,528 | 1.14% |
| HR1 | 208,440,154 | 2,794,630 | 1.34% |
| HR4 | 191,794,261 | 2,743,394 | 1.43% |
| Total | 2,026,481,439 | 19,075,967 | 0.94% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 2,026,466 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 7,824.23 |
| Square feet | 218,126,773,774.00 |
| Square kilometres | 20,264.66 |
Postal delivery offices
- Bromyard Postal Delivery Office
- Hay-on-wye Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Hereford Delivery Office
- Kington Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ledbury Delivery Office
- Leominster Delivery Office
- Longtown (hr) Delivery Office
- Pontrilas Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ross On Wye Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 9 visitor attractions within the Hereford postcode area.
| Hergest Croft Gardens |
|---|
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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| Kilpeck Church (Church of St David and St Mary) |
| Places of Worship |
| Place of Worship (still in use) |
| View on Google Maps |
| Walkherefdordshire.com |
| Other |
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| Berrington Hall |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Goodrich Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
| View on Google Maps |
| Weston's Cider - Cider Mill Tours |
| Workplace |
| Distillery / Vineyard or Brewery |
| View on Google Maps |
| Hellens |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
| View on Google Maps |
| Eastnor Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
| View on Google Maps |
Towns and villages within the area
- Abbey Dore — village
- Almeley — village
- Ashperton — village
- Bacton — otherSettlement
- Ballingham — village
- Bartestree — village
- Bishopstone — village
- Bodenham — village
- Bosbury — village
- Brampton Abbotts — village
- Bredenbury — village
- Bredwardine — village
- Bridstow — village
- Brockhampton — village
- Bromesberrow Heath — village
- Bromsash — village
- Bromyard — town
- Bromyard Downs — village
- Buckcastle Hill — village
- Burghill — village
- Burley Gate — village
- Bush Bank — village
- Callow — village
- Canon Frome — village
- Canon Pyon — village
- Catley Southfield — otherSettlement
- Clehonger — village
- Clifford — village
- Clyro — village
- Cobhall Common — village
- Cobnash — village
- Coughton — village
- Credenhill — village
- Crow Hill — village
- Dilwyn — village
- Dinedor — village
- Dormington — village
- Dorstone — village
- Eardisland — village
- Eardisley — village
- Eastnor — otherSettlement
- Eaton Bishop — village
- Ewyas Harold — village
- Fownhope — village
- Fromes Hill — village
- Garway — village
- Gladestry — village
- Glewstone — village
- Goodrich — village
- Goodrich Cross — village
- Gorsley — village
- Gorsley Common — village
- Hagley — village
- Hampton Bishop — village
- Hinton — village
- Hoarwithy — village
- Holme Lacy — village
- Holmer — village
- Hom Green — village
- Hope under Dinmore — village
- Howle Hill — village
- Ivington — village
- Kilpeck — village
- Kimbolton — village
- King's Acre — village
- King's Pyon — village
- King's Thorn — village
- Kingsland — village
- Kingstone — village
- Kington — town
- Lea — village
- Ledbury — town
- Ledgemoor — village
- Leominster — town
- Letton — village
- Leysters — village
- Linton — village
- Little Birch — village
- Little Cowarne — village
- Little Dewchurch — village
- Llangarron — village
- Llangrove — village
- Llanigon — village
- Llowes — village
- Longtown — village
- Lucton — village
- Lugwardine — village
- Luston — village
- Lyonshall — village
- Madley — village
- Mansel Lacy — village
- Marden — village
- Monkland — village
- Mordiford — village
- Moreton on Lugg — village
- Mortimer's Cross — village
- Much Birch — village
- Much Cowarne — village
- Much Dewchurch — village
- Much Marcle — village
- Newton — otherSettlement
- Newton — otherSettlement
- Newtown — village
- Ocle Pychard — village
- Orcop Hill / Cole's Tump — village
- Pembridge — village
- Pencombe — village
- Peterchurch — village
- Peterstow — village
- Pipe and Lyde — village
- Pontrilas — village
- Pontshill Marsh — village
- Portway — village
- Preston on Wye — village
- Prior's Frome — village
- Risbury — village
- Ross-on-Wye — town
- Shirl Heath — village
- Shobdon — village
- Shucknall — village
- St Owen's Cross — village
- St Weonards — village
- Staunton on Wye — village
- Steen's Bridge — village
- Stockton — village
- Stoke Cross — village
- Stoke Lacy — village
- Stoke Prior — village
- Stretton Grandison — village
- Stretton Sugwas — village
- Sugwas Pool — village
- Sutton St Nicholas — village
- Swainshill — village
- Symonds Yat West — village
- Tarrington — village
- Tedstone Delamere — otherSettlement
- Tedstone Wafer — otherSettlement
- Tillington — village
- Tillington Common — village
- Titley — village
- Upper Breinton — village
- Upper Maes-coed — village
- Upton Bishop — otherSettlement
- Walford — village
- Wellington — village
- Wellington Heath — village
- Weobley — village
- Westhope — village
- Weston Beggard — village
- Weston under Penyard — village
- Whitchurch — village
- White Stone — village
- Whitney-on-Wye — village
- Wigmore — village
- Wilton — village
- Winforton — village
- Winnal — village
- Withington — village
- Withington Marsh — village
- Woolhope — village
- Woonton — village
- Wormbridge — village
- Wormelow Tump — village
- Y Clas-ar-Wy / Glasbury — village
- Y Gelli Gandryll / Hay-on-Wye — town
- Yarpole — village