Electoral wardW05001245Drenewydd
Newton ward, Bridgend County Borough
Newton is one of 28 electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,317 residents in 1,068 households — 600 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgend constituency.
Residents, 20212,317council ward average 5,196
Households1,0682.17 residents per household
Density600/ km²about 3.86 km² · Bridgend County Borough 580
Aged 65+37.2%Bridgend County Borough: 20.7% · under 16: 10.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.4% · 55
5–92.9% · 68
10–155.3% · 123
16–192.8% · 66
20–244.1% · 95
25–346.5% · 151
35–4914.5% · 335
50–6424.3% · 562
65–7419.6% · 453
75–8412.6% · 291
85+5.1% · 118
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.0% · 128
1 car or van41.4% · 443
2 cars or vans32.1% · 343
3 or more14.5% · 155
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bridgend County Borough overall: 70.5% owned, 13.9% social rented, 15.3% private rented.
Owned outright55.9% · 598
With mortgage27.3% · 292
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented0.5% · 5
Private rented16.1% · 172
Type of home
Detached house69.4% · 743
Semi-detached house11.5% · 123
Terraced house8.7% · 93
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 8
Converted house0.5% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Caravan, mobile8.5% · 91
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001245- Council
- Bridgend County Borough
- Constituency
- Bridgend
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Drenewydd
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 28
Communities in the ward
Porthcawl
Other wards in the same constituency
AAberkenfig19.0% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,384BBrackla East Central14.9% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned2,520BBrackla East and Coychurch Lower19.9% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned4,130BBrackla West12.4% aged 65+ · 41.2% owned2,738BBrackla West Central20.1% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned3,478BBridgend Central22.5% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned10,073BBryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr14.5% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned9,087CCefn-glas22.2% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned4,126CCoity Higher13.4% aged 65+ · 82.7% owned11,251NNottage34.0% aged 65+ · 88.0% owned3,234OOldcastle21.7% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned5,175PPen-y-fai24.1% aged 65+ · 91.1% owned2,302PPencoed and Penprysg22.9% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned10,011PPorthcawl East Central28.6% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned5,681
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.