Electoral wardW05001630Betws
Bettws ward, Newport
Bettws is one of 21 electoral wards of Newport (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 8,295 residents in 3,454 households — 1,616 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport East constituency.
Residents, 20218,295council ward average 7,600
Households3,4542.4 residents per household
Density1,616/ km²about 5.13 km² · Newport 838
Aged 65+16.0%Newport: 17.0% · under 16: 21.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.5% · 541
5–97.3% · 602
10–157.3% · 604
16–195.3% · 443
20–246.1% · 504
25–3415.1% · 1,250
35–4917.0% · 1,409
50–6419.4% · 1,612
65–747.4% · 612
75–847.3% · 604
85+1.4% · 115
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van34.5% · 1,192
1 car or van38.9% · 1,344
2 cars or vans19.7% · 679
3 or more6.9% · 239
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newport overall: 62.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 16.7% private rented.
Owned outright24.7% · 852
With mortgage23.0% · 794
Shared ownership1.1% · 39
Social rented38.6% · 1,334
Private rented12.1% · 417
Lives rent free0.5% · 17
Type of home
Detached house6.3% · 216
Semi-detached house30.5% · 1,055
Terraced house42.3% · 1,463
Purpose-built flat20.0% · 690
Converted house0.5% · 19
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001630- Council
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport East
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Betws
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 21
Communities in the ward
Bettws
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlway13.9% aged 65+ · 60.1% owned8,558BBeechwood18.3% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned7,660BBishton 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.