Electoral wardW05001631Trefesgob a Langstone
Bishton and Langstone ward, Newport
Bishton and Langstone is one of 21 electoral wards of Newport (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,955 residents in 2,810 households — 187 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport East constituency.
Residents, 20216,955council ward average 7,600
Households2,8102.48 residents per household
Density187/ km²about 37.23 km² · Newport 838
Aged 65+21.3%Newport: 17.0% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 367
5–95.8% · 403
10–157.5% · 522
16–193.5% · 245
20–244.4% · 307
25–3410.7% · 744
35–4917.5% · 1,214
50–6424.0% · 1,669
65–7411.5% · 803
75–847.3% · 507
85+2.5% · 172
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.8% · 275
1 car or van34.2% · 962
2 cars or vans38.5% · 1,082
3 or more17.4% · 490
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newport overall: 62.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 16.7% private rented.
Owned outright41.3% · 1,161
With mortgage38.3% · 1,076
Shared ownership0.3% · 8
Social rented11.0% · 308
Private rented9.1% · 256
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house56.1% · 1,577
Semi-detached house20.0% · 562
Terraced house21.3% · 599
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 55
Converted house0.2% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001631- Council
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport East
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Trefesgob a Langstone
- Density rank in council
- 20 of 21
Communities in the ward
BishtonLangstoneLlanvachesPenhow
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlway13.9% aged 65+ · 60.1% owned8,558BBeechwood18.3% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned7,660BBettws16.0% aged 65+ · 47.7% owned8,295CCaerleon25.2% 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.