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Electoral wardW05001795Drenewydd Gelli-farch

Shirenewton ward, Monmouthshire

Shirenewton is one of 39 electoral wards of Monmouthshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,119 residents in 884 households — 59 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Monmouthshire constituency.

Residents, 20212,119council ward average 2,384
Households8842.4 residents per household
Density59/ km²about 35.67 km² · Monmouthshire 110
Aged 65+29.3%Monmouthshire: 25.8% · under 16: 13.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 78
5–94.2% · 89
10–155.5% · 116
16–193.2% · 67
20–243.5% · 75
25–346.6% · 140
35–4915.8% · 334
50–6428.3% · 599
65–7416.3% · 345
75–8410.1% · 213
85+3.0% · 63

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.4% · 48
1 car or van24.7% · 218
2 cars or vans45.9% · 406
3 or more24.0% · 212
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Monmouthshire overall: 71.9% owned, 14.1% social rented, 13.6% private rented.

Owned outright54.0% · 477
With mortgage33.9% · 300
Social rented4.0% · 35
Private rented8.1% · 72

Type of home

Detached house73.6% · 651
Semi-detached house18.5% · 164
Terraced house4.7% · 42
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 18
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001795
Constituency
Monmouthshire
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Drenewydd Gelli-farch
Density rank in council
33 of 39

Communities in the ward

MathernShirenewton

Other wards in the same constituency

BBulwark and Thornwell16.0% aged 65+ · 56.5% owned5,018CCaerwent23.0% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned2,124CCaldicot Castle23.0% aged 65+ · 87.1% owned1,780CCaldicot Cross31.8% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned1,562CCantref35.5% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned2,249CChepstow Castle and Larkfield25.2% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned3,154CCroesonen23.9% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned1,966CCrucorney28.7% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned2,083DDevauden31.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned1,388DDewstow17.1% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned2,343DDrybridge22.0% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned2,367GGobion Fawr29.3% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned1,865GGoetre Fawr29.6% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,273GGrofield24.1% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned2,131

All 39 wards of Monmouthshire

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.