HR3 5PG House Prices & Local Information

HR3 5PG is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.9km from Hay-on-Wye in Hay-on-Wye. Administratively it sits within Hay ward and the Brecon and Radnorshire constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, HR3 5PG is a popular retirement area with older residents and low crime. By day, the area transitions to a town fringe countryside character: mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. At 54 years average, the community has a secure, family-first character — valued for its stability, low turnover, and strong local identity. 40% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 21 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 5PG are sourced from Output Area W00002383 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.