HR2 0LB postcode in County of Herefordshire, England
HR2 0LB is a postcode in County of Herefordshire, in the Golden Valley South ward. It is in the Hereford and South Herefordshire parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1991.
Where HR2 0LB is, and what is near it
- HR2 0LB
- Other postcodes in HR2 0: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0373, longitude -3.0079)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after HR2 0LB?
- County of HerefordshireCouncil, for all local services County of Herefordshire: bins, council tax, planning
- Matthew EngelCouncillor elected for the Golden Valley South ward When elected, and how to contact
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around HR2 0LB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- West MerciaPolice force area
- Hereford and South HerefordshireParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Jesse Norman (Conservative). How to contact Jesse Norman
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at HR2 0LB?
None of the homes and businesses at HR2 0LB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at HR2 0LB?
BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for HR2 0LB.
Check the bin days for HR2 0LB on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is HR2 0LB at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include HR2 0LB.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across County of Herefordshire
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for HR2 0LB: 3,025 properties in County of Herefordshire are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for County of Herefordshire
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of HR2 0LB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in HR2 0LB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in HR2 0LB from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
At this postcode
Who lives at HR2 0LB?
At the 2021 Census, 1 person (0 female, 1 male) lived at HR2 0LB, in 1 household.
| Census 2021 | HR2 0LB | HR2 0 sector |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1 | 4,248 |
| Households | 1 | 1,828 |
| People per household | 1.0 | 2.3 |
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The HR2 0 sector is its 228 postcodes with Census figures, added up.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at HR2 0LB use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for HR2 0LB. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the HR2 district, the median electricity meter used 2,692 kWh and the median gas meter used 7,603 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is HR2 0LB in a conservation area?
The centre of HR2 0LB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.
Near here
Which schools are near HR2 0LB?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to HR2 0LB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
Near here
Where can I charge an electric car near HR2 0LB?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of HR2 0LB on the map as of 23 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Near here
Which hospitals are nearest to HR2 0LB?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- The County Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2024 · Phone 01432 355444 20.7 kmDrive
- Nuffield Health Hereford Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01432 355131 21.3 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Near here
Which vets are near HR2 0LB?
The nearest vets to the centre of HR2 0LB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Hay Veterinary Group 8.7 kmDrive
- The Laurels Vets 13.3 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the HR2 0 sector
What do homes sell for near HR2 0LB?
Homes in HR2 0 sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 41 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £300,000 from 37 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached £381,000 20 sales
- Semi-detached £221,250 10 sales
- Terraced £195,000 11 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole HR2 district: a typical £262,500 from 377 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near HR2 0LB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around HR2 0LB. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (62%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in County of Herefordshire for 2026‑27: £2,574. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,716 (band A) to £4,291 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,146.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 50 (6%) | £1,716 |
| Band B | about 60 (8%) | £2,002 |
| Band C | about 80 (10%) | £2,288 |
| Band D | about 200 (26%) | £2,574 |
| Band E | about 210 (27%) | £3,146 |
| Band F | about 120 (15%) | £3,719 |
| Band G | about 60 (8%) | £4,291 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,149 |
When the homes were built
- 62% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 1% 1919 to 1939
- 3% 1945 to 1964
- 5% 1965 to 1982
- 6% 1983 to 1999
- 10% 2000 to 2009
- 6% 2010 to 2019
- 4% 2020 or later
Averages for County of Herefordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of HR2 0LB is in (ONS area E01014020), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near HR2 0LB?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of HR2 0LB in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for HR2 0LB
- Ward
- Golden Valley South
- Parish
- Michaelchurch Escley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1991
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- Care Quality Commission
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.
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