Who lives in HR3 5AS
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in HR3 5AS, set against Wales as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,745 (2024)
HR3 5ASHereford
Who lives in HR3 5AS
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HR3 5AS (Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth) (about 1,745 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.5% of residents. 14.4% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 32.2% are 65 or over, well above the Wales figure of 21.3%.
The gender split
53.8% of residents are female and 46.2% male.
- Female53.8%51.1%
- Male46.2%48.9%
Relationship status
36.5% of adults in the HR3 5AS area are married or in a civil partnership, below the Wales average of 43.8%. 34.5% have never married.
How residents rate their health
75.8% of residents in the HR3 5AS area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
- Very good42.5%46.2%
- Good33.3%32.4%
- Fair17.6%14.5%
- Bad5.2%5.3%
- Very bad1.4%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.