Hay-on-Wye

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 15° · 76% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:34

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

2US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport St Julians Comp School, United Kingdom

8 reported · July 2026▼ 27% YoY

• Vehicle crime2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Drugs1

Neighbourhood team: Hay · Dyfed Powys

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

329 reported road collisions (2024)

133 killed or seriously injured · 458 casualties · 24.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

65 food businesses within 2 miles

• 55 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£231,004 average▲ 2.9% YoY

Across Powys · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£622 average monthly rent▲ 9.7% YoY

• 1 bed £462
• 2 bed £579
• 3 bed £701

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (10.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Drover Holidays / Drover Cycles (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches6
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

133,170 residents in Powys · 26/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Wales

1% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (20% of 66,730)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés16

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,730 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

26 jobs advertised · £34,865 avg

e.g. Property End of Tenancy Cleaners, Vehicle Technician, Sales Person

Source: Adzuna

£705 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,047 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

32% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 64,719 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

33% low-carbon electricity

Gas 62% · Nuclear 14% · Solar 12% · Biomass 4%

251 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety756 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership352 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership335 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office302 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s288 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Hay Festival · 0.0 km

  The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts, or simply the Hay Festival, is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, for 10 days from May to June. Devised by Norman, Rhoda and Peter Florence in 1988,…

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  Hay-on-Wye · 0.0 km

  Hay-on-Wye, or simply Hay, is a market town and community in Powys, Wales. With over twenty bookshops, it is often described as a "town of books"; it is both the National Book Town of Wales and the site of the annual…

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  Cheese Market, Hay-on-Wye · 0.1 km

  The Cheese Market in Hay-on-Wye, formerly Hay-on-Wye Town Hall,, is a municipal building in Market Street, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales. The structure, which has been restored with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund s…

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  St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Hay-on-Wye · 0.2 km

  St. Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Belmont Road in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales.

• Hay-on-Wye Bridge · 0.2 km

  Hay Bridge spans the River Wye at Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales.

• Dulas Bridge · 0.3 km

  Dulas Bridge spans Dulas Brook, a tributary of the River Wye in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)