Electoral wardW05001629
Beechwood ward, Newport
Beechwood is one of 21 electoral wards of Newport (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 7,660 residents in 3,277 households — 5,113 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport East constituency.
Residents, 20217,660council ward average 7,600
Households3,2772.34 residents per household
Density5,113/ km²about 1.50 km² · Newport 838
Aged 65+18.3%Newport: 17.0% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 487
5–96.3% · 485
10–156.9% · 525
16–194.0% · 304
20–245.2% · 398
25–3413.8% · 1,055
35–4918.9% · 1,450
50–6420.3% · 1,558
65–7410.0% · 765
75–845.8% · 442
85+2.5% · 191
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.5% · 803
1 car or van39.6% · 1,298
2 cars or vans27.2% · 890
3 or more8.7% · 285
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newport overall: 62.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 16.7% private rented.
Owned outright32.1% · 1,053
With mortgage32.8% · 1,075
Shared ownership0.4% · 14
Social rented19.7% · 647
Private rented14.6% · 477
Lives rent free0.4% · 12
Type of home
Detached house9.6% · 314
Semi-detached house36.6% · 1,200
Terraced house34.0% · 1,113
Purpose-built flat15.5% · 509
Converted house3.4% · 111
Other conversion0.3% · 10
Above shop / office0.6% · 20
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001629- Council
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport East
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 21
Communities in the ward
Beechwood
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlway13.9% aged 65+ · 60.1% owned8,558BBettws16.0% 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.