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Hay-on-Wye

Hay-on-Wye is a town in Powys, Wales, with a population of around 3,000. It has 1 pharmacy and around 15 restaurants and cafés, with 8 bus stops. There were around 8 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hay-on-Wye area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Powys area is among the least deprived areas in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 133,170 residents at roughly 26 people per km².

Council
Powys
County
Powys
Constituency
Brecon and Radnorshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Weather

8°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 4° · 49% rain
  • Tomorrow: 8° / 2° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:40

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport, United Kingdom

Crime

14 reported · August 2026▲ 27% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences8
  • Other theft2
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Hay · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Residents have raised concerns with people riding e-bikes dangerously near the Cricket Club
  • Residents have raised concerns with speeding in the area

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

Road safety

322 reported road collisions (2025)

153 killed or seriously injured · 440 casualties · 24.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

67 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 56 rated 4–5 ★ (40 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£237,042 average▲ 1.4% YoY

Across Powys · to 2026-08

Detached£325,350
Semi-detached£214,384
Terraced£173,582
Flat£95,706

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£621 average monthly rent▲ 9.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £462
  • 2 bed £578
  • 3 bed £700

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 179.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 201.9p · Asda (10.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

133,170 residents in Powys · 26/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,733
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,878
  • Net moves+855

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

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

Council tax

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

Your MP

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Recent votes:

  • AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,745 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

14 jobs advertised · £33,949 avg

e.g. Territory Sales Manager, Catering Assistant, Bank Cook at Cartref

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£705 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% 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

Energy efficiency

32% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 64,719 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 39% · Wind 29% · Nuclear 24% · Imports 5%

157 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Health services

0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in HR3

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

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

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hay-on-Wye?
Hay-on-Wye is a town in Powys, Wales, in the Powys local authority.
How deprived is Hay-on-Wye?
The Powys local authority, which includes Hay-on-Wye, is among the least deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.