HR3 5AF

Hay · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hereford
Ward
Hay
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR3 5FD 12 m
HR3 5AE 33 m
HR3 5AA 45 m
HR3 5AG 50 m
HR3 5AQ 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR3 5AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 5
Latitude
52.074250
Longitude
-3.125265
British National Grid easting
322,974
British National Grid northing
242,362

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Hay · W05001135
Parish or community
W04000281
Output area
W00002378
Lower layer super output area
Powys 015D · W01000446
Middle layer super output area
Powys 015 · W02000111

Postcode source versions

Explore HR3

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Flat 2, Market Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AF 19 May 2025 £220,000
12, Flat 1, Market Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AF 20 November 2023 £190,000
12, Flat 2, Market Street, Hay On Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AF 28 May 2021 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Hay-On-Wye C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    224 m
  2. Clyro C.I.W. School

    Welsh establishment

    2.2 km
  3. Clifford Primary School

    Community school

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
107
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Burglary 11
  • Shoplifting 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
HR3 5 residents
4,516

Age bands in HR3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

632 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

373 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

860 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

1,439 residents

Age 65 and over
32.5%

1,590 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HR3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Hay Castle

    BCT · Hay-on-Wye

    0.1 miles
  • Clock Tower

    BCT · Hay-on-Wye

    0.1 miles
  • Hay-on-Wye ClockTower

    BCT · Hay-on-Wye

    0.1 miles
  • Hay Castle

    BCT · Hay-on-Wye

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Mead

    BCT · Cusop

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £205,000 from 2 recorded sales in HR3 5AF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Powys is £231,004 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hay-On-Wye C.P. School is the nearest published school at 224 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 55 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.