Electoral wardW05001628
Alway ward, Newport
Alway is one of 21 electoral wards of Newport (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 8,558 residents in 3,403 households — 4,846 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport East constituency.
Residents, 20218,558council ward average 7,600
Households3,4032.51 residents per household
Density4,846/ km²about 1.77 km² · Newport 838
Aged 65+13.9%Newport: 17.0% · under 16: 21.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 521
5–97.5% · 639
10–158.3% · 707
16–194.6% · 396
20–245.8% · 492
25–3415.2% · 1,300
35–4919.1% · 1,636
50–6419.5% · 1,669
65–747.4% · 635
75–844.8% · 412
85+1.7% · 146
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.7% · 772
1 car or van42.8% · 1,456
2 cars or vans26.1% · 889
3 or more8.4% · 285
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newport overall: 62.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 16.7% private rented.
Owned outright29.2% · 994
With mortgage31.0% · 1,054
Shared ownership0.4% · 13
Social rented25.0% · 852
Private rented14.3% · 488
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house12.0% · 407
Semi-detached house49.8% · 1,695
Terraced house29.6% · 1,006
Purpose-built flat7.3% · 247
Converted house0.8% · 26
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.4% · 15
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001628- Council
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport East
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 21
Communities in the ward
Alway
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeechwood18.3% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned7,660BBettws16.0% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned8,295BBishton and Langstone21.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned6,955CCaerleon25.2% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned7,971LLlanwern11.5% aged 65+ · 84.1% owned3,275LLliswerry13.5% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned13,583MMalpas24.7% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned7,605PPillgwenlly10.3% aged 65+ · 34.1% owned8,116RRingland19.8% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned8,303SShaftesbury16.0% aged 65+ · 59.1% owned5,244SSt Julians15.6% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned8,880SStow Hill13.1% aged 65+ · 43.7% owned6,497VVictoria8.9% aged 65+ · 48.3% owned9,148
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.