Electoral wardW05001135Y Gelli
Hay ward, Powys
Hay is one of 60 electoral wards of Powys (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,680 residents in 897 households — 1,023 people per km², the 52nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.
Residents, 20211,680council ward average 2,220
Households8971.87 residents per household
Density1,023/ km²about 1.64 km² · Powys 26
Aged 65+32.2%Powys: 27.9% · under 16: 13.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 61
5–94.5% · 76
10–155.4% · 90
16–193.0% · 51
20–243.8% · 64
25–3410.5% · 177
35–4914.0% · 236
50–6422.9% · 384
65–7417.1% · 287
75–8410.6% · 178
85+4.5% · 76
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.1% · 180
1 car or van51.5% · 461
2 cars or vans22.3% · 200
3 or more6.0% · 54
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Powys overall: 67.6% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright39.6% · 356
With mortgage16.6% · 149
Shared ownership0.4% · 4
Social rented18.4% · 165
Private rented24.7% · 222
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house18.7% · 168
Semi-detached house27.3% · 245
Terraced house36.9% · 331
Purpose-built flat7.7% · 69
Converted house2.8% · 25
Other conversion2.1% · 19
Above shop / office4.5% · 40
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001135- Council
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Y Gelli
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 60
Communities in the ward
Hay
Other wards in the same constituency
AAber-craf and Ystradgynlais24.7% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned3,984BBrecon East29.2% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned4,026BBrecon West20.1% aged 65+ · 47.4% owned4,230BBronllys and Felin-fach29.5% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned1,965BBuilth24.7% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned2,469CCrickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower33.1% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,495CCwm-twrch23.6% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned2,219DDisserth and Trecoed with Newbridge37.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned1,839GGlasbury32.8% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned1,756GGwernyfed28.8% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned1,482IIthon Valley28.9% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,120KKnighton with Beguildy30.4% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned3,603LLlanafanfawr with Garth31.7% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned1,613LLlandrindod North22.2% aged 65+ · 61.4% owned2,185
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.