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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtHR3
Telephone code01497
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:51 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:18 am – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,461 residentsin the Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth census areaMedian age 52.63,957 households69% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,083 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C790 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Kinseycastle · 1.6 miLeech Poollake · 1.7 miForest Woodforest · 1.4 miMynydd Brithmountain · 3.2 miLittle Mountainmountain · 3.2 miBathing Placewater · under a mileStone Circle, Hay Bluffhistoric site · 3.3 miCusop Dinglevalley · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCastle Gardenspark · under a mile · 5 haThe Warrenpark · under a mile · 8 haTrewern Outdoor Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199025 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202622 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,223 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBronllys Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryHay Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyRm Jones (Chemist) LTDright hereDentistThe Dental Surgery12 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Station9.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Hay-On-Wye, Hay-On-Wyeunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHay-On-Wye C.p. School185 pupilsunder a milePrimaryClyro C.i.w. School71 pupils1.2 miSecondaryGwernyfed High School505 pupils4.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL48 miRailway stationBuilth Road14 miBus stationBrecon Interchange 614 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHereford3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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