Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 5.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£290,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,069 sales
-3.3%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
West Midlands
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
10790
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10790 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · WR6 5SL
HM Land Registry · Herefordshire, County of
Average price
£331,059
Median price: £290,000
Median -3.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,069 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £325,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£432k£378k£325k
Sep '24Mar '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WR6 5SL
England & WalesCrime trends · near WR6 5SL
Counts are for Bromyard Bringsty electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -55%
22146
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
7
YoY -42%
19136
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.3%
Other White3.0%
Gypsy / Trav.1.1%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Christian56.1%
No religion35.3%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6428.8%
65–7419.2%
35–4914.7%
75–849.2%
25–347.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children19.2%
Single family household, all members 66+17.7%
One person: other12.8%
One person: aged 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
+ 9 other households · 26.8%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 11.3 km straight lineabout 141 min
Malvern Link Rail Station
Rail
- 12.9 km straight lineabout 161 min
Great Malvern Rail Station
Rail
- 13.3 km straight lineabout 166 min
Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance
Bus stops
- 297 m straight lineabout 4 min
School
Bus · adj · north-east
- 629 m straight lineabout 8 min
Wheatsheaf Inn
Bus · adj · south-east
- 646 m straight lineabout 8 min
Wheatsheaf Inn
Bus · opp. · west
Coordinates & Location for WR6 5SL
Hereford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WR6 5SL
Coordinates
52.2083, -2.4154
Grid reference
SO717567
Easting
371,713
Northing
256,758
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V6H5M+8V
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Hereford
ITL Region
Herefordshire, County of
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Herefordshire, County of
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Herefordshire E14001395
Constituency
E14001395West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Bromyard Bringsty
Constituency code
E14001395
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Whitbourne
International Territorial Level
Herefordshire, County of
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Herefordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 005B E01014001
E01014001MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 005 E02002909
E02002909LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Herefordshire 005B E01014001
E01014001MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Herefordshire 005 E02002909
E02002909Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:32 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 46 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2016
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~10 years
Active Duration
2016 -> PresentAugust 2016 — Introduced
Postcode WR6 5SL introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01014001 and MSOA E02002909 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 10790
Present — Active
Postcode WR6 5SL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2016
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~10 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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