HR3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Hay-on-Wye, in Herefordshire and Powys.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an HR3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In HR3, 53.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How HR3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is HR3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in HR3 at a rate of 33.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in HR3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (131), other crime (47) and burglary (26).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in HR3 was 35.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in HR3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so HR3 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in HR3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire 006A | 1,609 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.0% |
| Herefordshire 006B | 1,540 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 76.0% |
| Herefordshire 020A | 1,522 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 37.3% |
| Powys 015B | 2,283 | 22.0 per 1,000 | No figure | 36.6% |
| Powys 015C | 1,482 | 40.5 per 1,000 | No figure | 50.4% |
| Powys 015D | 1,680 | 54.4 per 1,000 | No figure | 37.4% |
MPs for HR3
- David ChadwickLiberal DemocratMP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe48% of HR3’s postcodes
- Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyMP for North Herefordshire32% of HR3’s postcodes
- Jesse NormanConservativeMP for Hereford and South Herefordshire20% of HR3’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in HR31
Postcode sectors in HR32
Councils HR3 covers2
Postcode districts next to HR38
More in the HR postcode area2
HR3 in brief
HR3 is a postcode district covering Hay-on-Wye, in Herefordshire and Powys.
About 8,097 people lived in HR3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £330,000 in 2025 across 91 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 33.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in HR3 was £330,000 in 2025.
HR3 had 7,892 usual residents at the census.
In HR3, 53.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In HR3, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.