MARKET STREET, HR3 5AF House Prices & Local Information

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

Within the HR3 district, this postcode is characterised by an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. By day, the area transitions to a town fringe countryside character: mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. At 50 years average, the community has a secure, family-first character — valued for its stability, low turnover, and strong local identity.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 23 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £200k. 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 5AF are sourced from Output Area W00002378 (shared with 18 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.