Electoral wardW05001637
Malpas ward, Newport
Malpas is one of 21 electoral wards of Newport (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 7,605 residents in 3,280 households — 3,671 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport East constituency.
Residents, 20217,605council ward average 7,600
Households3,2802.32 residents per household
Density3,671/ km²about 2.07 km² · Newport 838
Aged 65+24.7%Newport: 17.0% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.1% · 386
5–95.3% · 401
10–156.8% · 519
16–193.8% · 287
20–245.0% · 377
25–3412.0% · 913
35–4917.1% · 1,298
50–6420.3% · 1,546
65–7412.7% · 967
75–848.9% · 680
85+3.0% · 229
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.6% · 643
1 car or van42.1% · 1,382
2 cars or vans28.5% · 934
3 or more9.8% · 321
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newport overall: 62.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 16.7% private rented.
Owned outright42.1% · 1,381
With mortgage32.7% · 1,073
Shared ownership0.3% · 10
Social rented14.6% · 479
Private rented10.2% · 333
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house13.2% · 432
Semi-detached house67.0% · 2,196
Terraced house9.2% · 302
Purpose-built flat9.6% · 315
Converted house0.5% · 16
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001637- Council
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport East
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 21
Communities in the ward
Malpas
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% owned8,295BBishton 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% owned13,583PPillgwenlly10.3% 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.