Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:52 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:17 am – 4:02 pm
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People8,461 residentsin the Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth census areaMedian age 52.63,957 households69% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,083 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,564 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October61 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPen-y-Garn Fawrmountain · 1.5 miPen y Gadair Fawrmountain · 2.4 miNant y Finriver · under a mileLlanthony Abbeyhistoric site · 2.7 miCwm Brychenvalley · under a mileGrwyne Fawr Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miLlanthony Prioryhistoric site · 3.2 miThe Black Mountainshills · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199032 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202629 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,223 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation326 m1,070 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 289 to 621 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBronllys Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryHaygarth Medical Centre6.3 miPharmacyPrimrose Pharmacy6.3 miDentistThe Brecon Road Dental Surgery11 miPolice stationBrecon Police Station13 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL42 miRailway stationAbergavenny12 miBus stationAbergavenny Bus Station Stand 411 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal29 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHereford9.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP7 postcode district.
