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Electoral wardW05001635Llyswyry

Lliswerry ward, Newport

Lliswerry is one of 21 electoral wards of Newport (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 13,583 residents in 5,698 households — 2,809 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport East constituency.

Residents, 202113,583council ward average 7,600
Households5,6982.38 residents per household
Density2,809/ km²about 4.83 km² · Newport 838
Aged 65+13.5%Newport: 17.0% · under 16: 22.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.2% · 974
5–96.9% · 941
10–157.9% · 1,075
16–193.9% · 536
20–246.4% · 871
25–3418.3% · 2,484
35–4918.8% · 2,560
50–6417.0% · 2,306
65–747.5% · 1,020
75–844.3% · 582
85+1.7% · 234

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.4% · 1,277
1 car or van46.9% · 2,674
2 cars or vans24.6% · 1,404
3 or more6.0% · 342
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Newport overall: 62.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 16.7% private rented.

Owned outright25.8% · 1,470
With mortgage32.6% · 1,856
Shared ownership1.3% · 73
Social rented18.9% · 1,078
Private rented21.2% · 1,210
Lives rent free0.2% · 9

Type of home

Detached house7.6% · 433
Semi-detached house35.9% · 2,045
Terraced house39.2% · 2,235
Purpose-built flat16.0% · 913
Converted house0.7% · 40
Other conversion0.1% · 7
Above shop / office0.4% · 25
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.