Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:52 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:18 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C1,359 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October57 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksMynydd Troedmountain · under a milePen y Gribmountain · under a mileThe Forestforest · 1.5 miCockit Hillhill · 1.4 miCwm Pwll-y-wrachvalley · 1.5 miLlyn Syfaddanlake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLlangors Commonpark · 3.0 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes106 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 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 4.4 · PM10 6.6 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
Elevation316 m1,037 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 252 to 445 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBronllys Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryHaygarth Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyPrimrose Pharmacy2.4 miDentistPowys Health Care NHS Trust (Dental Practice)7.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL40 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Town13 miBus stationInterchangeBrecon7.7 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal29 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD3 postcode district.
