ST JOHNS PLACE, HR3 5BN House Prices & Local Information

HR3 5BN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on St Johns Place, 0.1km from Hay-on-Wye in Hay-on-Wye. Administratively it sits within Hay ward and the Brecon and Radnorshire constituency.

Day-to-day life in HR3 5BN has the character of an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. The daytime character shifts — mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. With an average age of 50, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 25 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for HR3 5BN are sourced from Output Area W00002378 (shared with 18 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.