Electoral wardW05001643
Shaftesbury ward, Newport
Shaftesbury is one of 21 electoral wards of Newport (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,244 residents in 2,313 households — 3,205 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport East constituency.
Residents, 20215,244council ward average 7,600
Households2,3132.27 residents per household
Density3,205/ km²about 1.64 km² · Newport 838
Aged 65+16.0%Newport: 17.0% · under 16: 19.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.3% · 333
5–96.1% · 321
10–156.7% · 350
16–194.1% · 213
20–245.8% · 302
25–3415.3% · 802
35–4919.5% · 1,023
50–6420.3% · 1,063
65–748.9% · 467
75–844.8% · 251
85+2.3% · 121
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.9% · 646
1 car or van43.0% · 994
2 cars or vans22.6% · 522
3 or more6.6% · 152
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Newport overall: 62.9% owned, 19.5% social rented, 16.7% private rented.
Owned outright28.2% · 653
With mortgage30.9% · 716
Shared ownership0.6% · 13
Social rented20.3% · 471
Private rented19.4% · 449
Lives rent free0.6% · 13
Type of home
Detached house4.4% · 101
Semi-detached house29.6% · 685
Terraced house51.4% · 1,189
Purpose-built flat12.6% · 292
Converted house1.4% · 32
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001643- Council
- Newport
- Constituency
- Newport East
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 21
Communities in the ward
Shaftesbury
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% owned13,583MMalpas24.7% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned7,605PPillgwenlly10.3% aged 65+ · 34.1% owned8,116RRingland19.8% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned8,303SSt 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.