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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000111

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth

Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,461 residents in Powys. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Powys
8,461

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,958

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Ingleton & High Bentham, Craven7,422 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.5% no carKington, Eardisley & Staunton, Herefordshire, County of7,850 residents · 66.8% owned · 9.6% no carProbus & Roseland, Cornwall8,174 residents · 68.0% owned · 10.3% no carCilgerran & Crymych, Pembrokeshire8,222 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.9% no carSt Davids & Letterston, Pembrokeshire7,238 residents · 72.4% owned · 9.9% no carAberaeron & Llanrhystud, Ceredigion7,075 residents · 75.6% owned · 12.3% no car

Most similar within Powys

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys6,840 residents · 71.7% owned · 11.4% no carLlanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam, Powys6,491 residents · 70.0% owned · 11.3% no carMachynlleth & Banwy, Powys6,210 residents · 69.6% owned · 13.9% no carKnighton & Presteigne, Powys9,778 residents · 71.9% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned68.5%
2,713 households
Private rented19.1%
757 households
Social rented11.7%
463 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached49.2%
1,945 households
Semi-detached26.4%
1,046 households
Terraced16.7%
661 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
142 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
60 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
17 households
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,637 households
2 cars or vans in household32.3%
1,280 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.7%
621 households
No cars or vans in household10.6%
419 households
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,798 households
4 or more bedrooms27.4%
1,084 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
813 households
1 bedroom6.6%
262 households
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
2,428 households
One-person household34.9%
1,380 households
Other household types3.7%
148 households
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
1,512 households
1 person in household34.9%
1,380 households
3 people in household12.4%
491 households
4 people in household10.2%
404 households
5 people in household3.3%
130 households
6 people in household0.7%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,137 residents
15–2912.4%
1,052 residents
30–4414.4%
1,219 residents
45–6429.9%
2,527 residents
65 and over29.8%
2,525 residents
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
8,326 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
70 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%
2,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
570 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
4,106 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
3,053 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers24.4%
1,762 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,501 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.9%
3,881 residents
Good health33.7%
2,854 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,291 residents
Bad health3.9%
329 residents
Very bad health1.3%
106 residents
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
6,838 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,623 residents
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
2,069 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,394 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
406 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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