What's the median rent in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

The median monthly rent across Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth is £621.

How well-connected is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 263 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

There are 1 schools within 2 km of Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 18261 m away.

What is the council tax band in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

The most common council tax band in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth is D. Council tax is set by Powys council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth to central London is approximately 403 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.

Is gigabit broadband available in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

0% of premises in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.

What is the average property price in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

The average property price across Powys (the local authority covering Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth) is approximately £233,245, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.

Is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth a commuter town or workplace hub?

Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.37 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,275.)

Which local areas are part of Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth contains 5 local areas: Powys 015D, Powys 015B, Powys 015E, Powys 015A, Powys 015C.

Where is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth sits within Powys in the Wales region.

What is the average rent in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

The estimated median monthly rent in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth is £621. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.

Is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth a safe place to live?

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth has a safety score of 79/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.

What schools are near Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

0% of schools within 2 km of Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

Public-transport commute time from Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth to central London is approximately 403 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth different from the rest of Powys?

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.

Where does Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth rank in Powys?

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth scores 13/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Powys, see the Cities table on the Powys page.

Neighbourhood · Powys · Wales

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth

Powys 015 · 5 sub-areas · 8,625 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Couples (49/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (28/100)Liveability 13/100 · Bottom quartileResidential

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth is a settled residential pocket of Powys. The bigger gravitational centre is Bristol, around 339 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees.

Median rent

£621+10.3%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

48.8

Top quartile

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

339 min

Direct to Bristol

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

1 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

13/100

Bottom quartile

Population

8,625

5 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

A snapshot of Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth

Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £621 a month; broadband infrastructure is patchy — worth checking the specific postcode.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth in Powys

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £621 a month — 44% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band D.

Median rentCouncil area

£621/mo

Up 10.3% on last year

−£479 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

—

Awaiting council tax / EPC data

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Years to save 10% deposit

4.7 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−6% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £578/mo · £289/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£463/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£578/mo£289/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£698/mo£233/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£954/mo£239/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£487/mo

Terraced house£611/mo

Semi-detached£662/mo

Detached house£798/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

29%

of take-home

£621/mo per person · take-home £2,110/moComfortable

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

14%

of take-home

£289/mo per person · take-home £2,110/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

11%

of take-home

£233/mo per person · take-home £2,110/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

15%

of take-home

£311/mo per person · take-home £2,110/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£1,513/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£287,500

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£233,2451.1% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£1,513/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)2.4%

Years to save 10% deposit4.7 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel poverty

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area—

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area—

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B17%

Households in fuel poverty—

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

Safety scores 79/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 2.1× safer than the national average (48.8 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

48.8

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 7 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

79/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

—

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

21.8 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

3.5 /1k

Public order

2.4 /1k

Vehicle crime

1.1 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

3.6 /1k

Burglary

3.2 /1k

Other theft

3.5 /1k

Shoplifting

0.6 /1k

Drugs

2.0 /1k

Possession of weapons

0.6 /1k

Bicycle theft

0.6 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth

Weak transport links — 0/100; nearest rail station is Builth Road at around 21073 m; 2 bus stops within five minutes' walk; Bristol is reachable in 339 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

0/100

Bottom 10%

Best hub commute

339 min

Direct to Bristol

WFH share

36%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Builth Road

21.1 km walk · 339 min to Bristol

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Bristol in 339 min

Londonapprox

403 min

Manchesterapprox

439 min

Birminghamapprox

407 min

Leedsapprox

541 min

Liverpoolapprox

493 min

Bristolapprox

339 min

Sheffieldapprox

484 min

Edinburghapprox

660 min

Glasgowapprox

656 min

Cardiff

387 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)36% work from home

Drive54%Public transport0%Walk / cycle6%Work from home36%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband and mobile coverageTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · 0% of premises

Top advertised speedCouncil areaUp to 30 Mbps (superfast)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area0% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area0% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area65%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth

1 schools within a 2 km radius; around 0% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm.

School scoreHow? →

0/100

Bottom 10%

Schools within 2 km

0 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

Of all schools within 2 km

−70.0 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

18.3 km

Nearest Good or Outstanding: 18.3 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants1≤ 500 m
Cafés1≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety1≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks0≤ 500 m
Playgrounds1≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)2≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)2≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

45/100

Mixed

Schools (0% Good+ within 2 km) and the family-age share fall below what most parents look for here.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

28/100

Not ideal

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

49/100

Mixed

Rent, safety, or liveability falls below what most couples prioritise — worth comparing against nearby neighbourhoods.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

40/100

Mixed

Healthcare proximity, greenspace and the over-65 share fall below what most retirees prioritise here.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

47/100

Mixed

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

44/100

Mixed

Rental stock or transit access fall short — easier neighbourhoods exist for solo renters who need flexibility.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: older population (29% aged 65+).

Age profile

Under 1816%18–3415%35–4916%50–6424%65+29%

Tenure

Households

One person34%Couple with children16%Lone parent9%Other4%

Property types

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 3/100

Ethnic group

White99%Asian0%Black0%Mixed1%Other0%

Country of birth

UK-born96%Born outside UK4%

Religion

Christian50%Muslim0%No religion42%Other1%

Education and health35% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)34.6%+1.1 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications16.6%

Self-rated good or very good health80.1%

Self-rated bad or very bad health4.7%

Disabled (Equality Act)19.4%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.37 jobs per resident); median resident salary £30,275/year; 2.7% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£30,275/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

—

ONS ILO method — unemployed as % of economically active

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

63,000

0.37 jobs per working-age resident

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

15.5%

Retail & hospitality

24.5%

Education

6.8%

Manufacturing

12.2%

Professional

4.8%

Construction

5.4%

Tech & ICT

1.6%

Finance

0.8%

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth

5 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety
Powys 015D	£621	8	76	View →
Powys 015B	£621	34	97	View →
Powys 015E	£621	33	79	View →
Powys 015A	£621	8	56	View →
Powys 015C	£621	13	89	View →

Postcodes covered

In Powys 015D

HR3 5AA HR3 5AB HR3 5AD HR3 5AE HR3 5AF HR3 5AG HR3 5AH HR3 5AJ HR3 5AN HR3 5AP HR3 5AQ HR3 5AR HR3 5AS HR3 5AT HR3 5AU HR3 5AW HR3 5AX HR3 5AY HR3 5AZ HR3 5BA HR3 5BG HR3 5BH HR3 5BJ HR3 5BL HR3 5BN HR3 5BP HR3 5BQ HR3 5BS HR3 5BT HR3 5BU HR3 5BW HR3 5BY HR3 5DA HR3 5DB HR3 5DD HR3 5DE HR3 5DF HR3 5DG HR3 5DH HR3 5DJ HR3 5DL HR3 5DN HR3 5DP HR3 5DQ HR3 5DR HR3 5DS HR3 5DT HR3 5DU HR3 5DW HR3 5DX HR3 5DY HR3 5DZ HR3 5EA HR3 5EB HR3 5ED HR3 5EE HR3 5EF HR3 5EG HR3 5EH HR3 5EJ HR3 5EL HR3 5EQ HR3 5FA HR3 5FD HR3 5LF HR3 5PG HR3 5PH HR3 5PJ HR3 5QR HR3 5QS HR3 5TL HR3 5TN

In Powys 015B

HR3 5FB HR3 5HZ HR3 5JA HR3 5JB HR3 5JD HR3 5JE HR3 5JF HR3 5JG HR3 5JH HR3 5JJ HR3 5JL HR3 5JP HR3 5JR HR3 5JS HR3 5JT HR3 5JU HR3 5JW HR3 5JX HR3 5JZ HR3 5LA HR3 5LB HR3 5LD HR3 5LE HR3 5LG HR3 5LH HR3 5LJ HR3 5LL HR3 5LN HR3 5LP HR3 5LQ HR3 5LR HR3 5LS HR3 5LT HR3 5LU HR3 5LW HR3 5LX HR3 5LY HR3 5LZ HR3 5NA HR3 5NB HR3 5ND HR3 5NE HR3 5NF HR3 5NG HR3 5NJ HR3 5NL HR3 5NN HR3 5NQ HR3 5NW HR3 5NZ HR3 5PA HR3 5PB HR3 5RR HR3 5RS HR3 5RT HR3 5RU HR3 5RX HR3 5RY HR3 5RZ HR3 5SA HR3 5SB HR3 5SD HR3 5SE HR3 5SF HR3 5SG HR3 5SH HR3 5SJ HR3 5SL HR3 5SN HR3 5SP HR3 5SQ HR3 5SR HR3 5SS HR3 5SW HR3 5SZ HR3 5TH HR3 5TP HR3 5TR HR3 6EX HR3 6EY HR3 6HA HR3 6HN

In Powys 015C

HR3 5JY HR3 5NH HR3 5NP HR3 5NR HR3 5NS HR3 5NT HR3 5NU HR3 5NX HR3 5NY HR3 5PD HR3 5PE HR3 5PF HR3 5PL HR3 5PN HR3 5PP HR3 5PQ HR3 5PR HR3 5PS HR3 5PT HR3 5PU HR3 5PW HR3 5PX HR3 5PY HR3 5PZ HR3 5QA HR3 5QB HR3 5QD HR3 5QE HR3 5QF HR3 5QG HR3 5QH HR3 5QJ HR3 5QL HR3 5QN HR3 5QP HR3 5QQ HR3 5QT HR3 5QU HR3 5QW HR3 5RE HR3 5RH HR3 5RJ HR3 5RL HR3 5RP HR3 5TJ HR3 5TQ

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FAQ

Frequently asked

What's the median rent in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: The median monthly rent across Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth is £621.
How safe is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
How well-connected is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 263 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: There are 1 schools within 2 km of Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 18261 m away.
What is the council tax band in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: The most common council tax band in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth is D. Council tax is set by Powys council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth to central London is approximately 403 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
Is gigabit broadband available in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: 0% of premises in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.
What is the average property price in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: The average property price across Powys (the local authority covering Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth) is approximately £233,245, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
Is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth a commuter town or workplace hub?: Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.37 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,275.)
Which local areas are part of Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth contains 5 local areas: Powys 015D, Powys 015B, Powys 015E, Powys 015A, Powys 015C.
Where is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth sits within Powys in the Wales region.

FAQ

Frequently asked about Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth

Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.

What is the average rent in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: The estimated median monthly rent in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth is £621. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
Is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth a safe place to live?: Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth has a safety score of 79/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
What schools are near Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: 0% of schools within 2 km of Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth?: Public-transport commute time from Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth to central London is approximately 403 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth different from the rest of Powys?: Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
Where does Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth rank in Powys?: Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth scores 13/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Powys, see the Cities table on the Powys page.

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