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HR3 5QE

Gwernyfed · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Gwernyfed
Local authority
Powys
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HR3 5QB 648 m
HR3 5QF 655 m
HR3 5QN 716 m
HR3 5QW 898 m
HR3 5QQ 927 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HR3 5QE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HR
Postcode district
HR3
Postcode sector
HR3 5
Latitude
52.042605
Longitude
-3.151838
British National Grid easting
321,097
British National Grid northing
238,871

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Gwernyfed · W05001134
Parish or community
W04000317
Westminster constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe · W07000085
Output area
W00002376
Lower layer super output area
Powys 015C · W01000445
Middle layer super output area
Powys 015 · W02000111

Postcode source versions

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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

    3.7 km

  2. Gwernyfed High School

    Welsh establishment

    3.9 km

  3. Clyro C.I.W. School

    Welsh establishment

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • Llanigon Crossroads

    BCT · Llanigon

    0.7 miles

  • Tregoyd Farm

    BCT · Tregoyd

    1.1 miles

  • Little Ffordd-Fawr

    BCT · Llanigon

    1.2 miles

  • Little Ffordd-Fawr

    BCT · Llanigon

    1.2 miles

  • Lower Sheephouse

    BCT · Hay-on-Wye

    1.6 miles

Evidence in context

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 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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