HR3 5QA

Gwernyfed · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR3 5TQ 255 m
HR3 5PZ 328 m
HR3 5QU 358 m
HR3 5FJ 366 m
HR3 5RP 376 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR3 5QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 5
Latitude
52.051605
Longitude
-3.148176
British National Grid easting
321,364
British National Grid northing
239,868

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Gwernyfed · W05001134
Parish or community
W04000317
Output area
W00002377
Lower layer super output area
Powys 015C · W01000445
Middle layer super output area
Powys 015 · W02000111

Postcode source versions

Explore HR3

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, St Egions Villas, Llanigon, Hereford, HR3 5QA 22 March 2024 £265,000
Old Post Office, Llanigon, Hereford, HR3 5QA 19 September 2019 £490,000
Church House, Llanigon, Hereford, HR3 5QA 27 July 2017 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Welsh establishment

    2.7 km
  2. Clyro C.I.W. School

    Welsh establishment

    3.2 km
  3. Gwernyfed High School

    Welsh establishment

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

17 female, 12 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.6% 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+
90.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.5%
Gigabit-capable
90.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
90.5%
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

  • Llanigon Crossroads

    BCT · Llanigon

    0.1 miles
  • Little Ffordd-Fawr

    BCT · Llanigon

    0.8 miles
  • Little Ffordd-Fawr

    BCT · Llanigon

    0.8 miles
  • Lower Sheephouse

    BCT · Hay-on-Wye

    1.0 miles
  • Lower Sheephouse

    BCT · Hay-on-Wye

    1.0 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £265,000 from 1 recorded sale in HR3 5QA. 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 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hay-On-Wye C.P. School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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