Who lives in HR3 5SQ
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in HR3 5SQ, set against Wales as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,323 (2024)
HR3 5SQHereford
Who lives in HR3 5SQ
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around HR3 5SQ (Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth) (about 2,323 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.7% of residents. 11.5% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 31.8% are 65 or over, well above the Wales figure of 21.3%.
The gender split
50.9% of residents are female and 49.1% male.
- Female50.9%51.1%
- Male49.1%48.9%
Relationship status
54.7% of adults in the HR3 5SQ area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Wales average of 43.8%. 26.8% have never married.
How residents rate their health
81.8% of residents in the HR3 5SQ area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
- Very good49.4%46.2%
- Good32.4%32.4%
- Fair13.8%14.5%
- Bad3.1%5.3%
- Very bad1.3%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.