Photo: Fabian Musto · CC BY-SA 2.039% of households are one person living alone, more than in 97% of UK towns
27% of residents are 65 or over (Wales’s towns: 21%). On residents who describe themselves as White British, Talgarth sits higher than 91% of UK towns: 96%. The village had 1,252 residents and 574 households at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 49.8. Here, 1.2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Older than 84% of UK towns: half of Talgarth is over 49.8
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across Wales’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24; in Talgarth, 8.9%. The largest age band is 50–54: 7.9% of residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 6.8% in Talgarth, less than in 88% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across Wales’s towns, 29% of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 27% in routine or semi-routine work; Talgarth has 30% and 24%. 4.3% of adults are full-time students. For comparison, 9.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Wales’s towns.
Smaller households than 88% of UK towns: 2.1 people on average
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Powys’ towns and Wales’s towns
People per household
Wales’s towns.
The share of households with dependent children is 25%, against 27% across Wales’s towns.
Talgarth sits above 76% of UK towns for households in terraced houses (27%)
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Households in detached houses: 23%, below two thirds of UK towns. Talgarth has more households without a car or van than 58% of UK towns, at 17%. The wider picture: 29% of households live in a terraced house across Wales’s towns. The census found that 9.4% of households live in a flat or apartment in the village.
A lower share of residents born outside the UK than 94% of UK towns, at 2.8%
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 10%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (1.9%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (0.4%). Residents born outside the UK make up 7.4% across Wales’s towns. At 99%, the share of residents whose main language is English is higher than in 94% of UK towns.
Welsh speakers make up 10% of Talgarth
Welsh language skills, residents aged 3 and over, Census 2021.
Welsh language skills · residents aged 3 and over
At the 2021 Census, 126 residents aged 3 and over, 10%, said they can speak Welsh, against 16% across Welsh towns: fewer than in 67% of Welsh towns. Top of Powys: Ystradgynlais, at 32%.
A higher share of residents with no religion than 73% of UK towns, at 44%
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 96% of Talgarth · Powys’ towns 94% · Wales’s towns 90%.
Religion · all residents
Here 48% of residents describe themselves as Christian, where the figure across Wales’s towns is 43%. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 47% across Wales’s towns. Other than White British, most residents describe themselves as Other White (2.6%), Mixed or multiple (0.4%) and Chinese (0.1%).
Adults who have never married make up 36% in Talgarth, more than in 70% of UK towns
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
22 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. For adults who have never married, the comparison across Wales’s towns is 38%. On married adults and civil partners, Talgarth sits lower than 86% of UK towns: 42%. The share of unpaid carers is 8.7%, against 10% across Wales’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 31%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
At degree level, Talgarth counts 31% of its adults, against 31% across Wales’s towns; at the other end, 19% have no qualification (20%).
A younger town than 3 of the 4 around it: Talgarth
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talgarth | 1,252 | — | 49.8 | 27% | 25% |
| Hay-on-Wye | 2,065 | 7 mi | 53.8 | 33% | 18% |
| Brecon | 8,257 | 7.4 mi | 44.4 | 25% | 23% |
| Llangynidr | 1,038 | 8.7 mi | 54.7 | 35% | 22% |
| Crickhowell | 2,108 | 10.2 mi | 54.6 | 34% | 20% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Powys’ towns” and “Wales’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Powys (or Wales), summed the same way as Talgarth’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Talgarth’s residents
What is the population of Talgarth?
The 2021 Census counted 1,252 people in Talgarth’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Talgarth?
The median age was 49.8 at the 2021 Census. 8.9% of residents were 15 to 24 and 27% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Talgarth?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 94% across Powys’ towns. 2.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Talgarth?
44% said they had no religion and 48% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 6.6% didn’t answer.
Is Talgarth good for families?
25% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Talgarth’s schools page.
How many people speak Welsh in Talgarth?
126 residents aged 3 and over, 10%, said they can speak Welsh at the 2021 Census, against 16% across Welsh towns.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067, TS032). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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