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Electoral wardE05012432

Newport ward, North Devon

Newport is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,054 residents in 2,159 households — 2,965 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Barnstaple North and Barnstaple South and Chulmleigh & Landkey divisions.

Residents, 20215,054council ward average 3,944
Households2,1592.34 residents per household
Density2,965/ km²about 1.70 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+21.1%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 239
5–96.6% · 334
10–157.3% · 368
16–194.6% · 234
20–244.8% · 241
25–3410.5% · 529
35–4919.6% · 990
50–6420.9% · 1,055
65–7411.0% · 556
75–846.9% · 349
85+3.1% · 159

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.6% · 466
1 car or van41.9% · 905
2 cars or vans27.0% · 584
3 or more9.5% · 206
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North Devon overall: 67.3% owned, 11.1% social rented, 20.4% private rented.

Owned outright35.1% · 758
With mortgage30.1% · 650
Shared ownership0.6% · 13
Social rented14.0% · 303
Private rented20.1% · 433
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house32.1% · 692
Semi-detached house18.6% · 401
Terraced house32.6% · 704
Purpose-built flat10.3% · 222
Converted house4.4% · 94
Other conversion1.2% · 25
Above shop / office0.8% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012432
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Barnstaple North, Barnstaple South, Chulmleigh & Landkey
Constituency
North Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
2 of 25

Parishes in the ward

Barnstaple

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarnstaple Central22.0% aged 65+ · 33.3% owned2,639BBarnstaple with Pilton21.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned8,041BBarnstaple with Westacott18.4% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned7,371BBickington23.0% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned7,055BBishop's Nympton27.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned2,182BBratton Fleming28.4% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned2,407BBraunton East28.5% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned4,861BBraunton West & Georgeham29.1% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned4,669CChittlehampton28.8% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned2,338CChulmleigh31.0% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned2,107CCombe Martin31.3% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned2,647FFremington32.6% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned5,231HHeanton Punchardon14.4% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned2,894IIlfracombe East24.8% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned6,550

All 25 wards of North Devon

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.