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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD3
Telephone code01874
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:52 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:18 am – 4:03 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,042 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBrechfa Poollake · under a mileLlangoed Poollake · 1.6 miLittle Mountainmountain · 3.0 miCwm Bedwvalley · 1.4 miErwood Suspension Bridgehistoric site · 3.8 miFforest Dinglevalley · 1.6 miDderw Woodwoodland · under a mileCae'r-?yn Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesErwood Commonpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199030 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202623 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.9 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
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 299 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBronllys Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryLhb Headquarters2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyPrimrose Pharmacy3.0 miDentistPowys Health Care NHS Trust (Dental Practice)7.7 miPolice stationBrecon Police Station7.8 miCash machineONE STOP - THE SQUARE SUPERMARKET (LINK DC), THE SQUARE3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryArchdeacon Griffiths C.i.w. Primary School135 pupilsunder a mileIndependentTy Bronllys1.7 miSecondaryGwernyfed High School505 pupils2.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL44 miRailway stationCilmeriCilmery11 miBus stationBrecon Interchange 67.9 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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