HR3 5JA Area Guide - Schools, Crime & Living in Powys

HR3 5JA is a postcode in Hay, Powys, Wales, Wales. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near HR3 5JA, then scores the surrounding small area 68/100 - top 23% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around HR3 5JA are health and safety, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for HR3 5JA is based on Powys 015 Census 2021. It covers 8,456 residents, 26 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 52, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 69% owner-occupied, 19% privately rented, 12% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official Wales neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 7/10.

For property prices near HR3 5JA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the HR3 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £580k from 34 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near HR3 5JA by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near HR3 5JA; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.