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Electoral wardE05015226

Newport East ward, Telford and Wrekin

Newport East is one of 32 electoral wards of Telford and Wrekin Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 2,749 residents in 1,142 households — 3,561 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the The Wrekin constituency.

Residents, 20212,749council ward average 5,798
Households1,1422.41 residents per household
Density3,561/ km²about 0.77 km² · Telford and Wrekin 639
Aged 65+24.1%Telford and Wrekin: 17.6% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.0% · 109
5–94.5% · 123
10–157.0% · 192
16–194.8% · 131
20–2411.4% · 313
25–348.5% · 233
35–4915.4% · 423
50–6420.5% · 565
65–7414.1% · 387
75–847.9% · 218
85+2.2% · 60

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.7% · 134
1 car or van38.5% · 440
2 cars or vans34.2% · 390
3 or more15.6% · 178
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Telford and Wrekin overall: 59.9% owned, 18.0% social rented, 21.2% private rented.

Owned outright41.6% · 476
With mortgage27.8% · 318
Shared ownership0.8% · 9
Social rented11.8% · 135
Private rented17.9% · 205

Type of home

Detached house48.2% · 550
Semi-detached house32.3% · 369
Terraced house13.6% · 155
Purpose-built flat5.2% · 59
Converted house0.4% · 5
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015226
Constituency
The Wrekin
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
5 of 32

Parishes in the ward

Newport

Other wards in the same constituency

AAdmaston & Bratton24.2% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned1,615AApley Castle21.8% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned3,091AArleston & College15.4% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned7,323CChurch Aston & Lilleshall27.6% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned3,379DDonnington13.8% aged 65+ · 46.2% owned6,563EEdgmond22.8% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned3,612EErcall34.9% aged 65+ · 84.7% owned1,547EErcall Magna29.4% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned3,057HHadley & Leegomery13.0% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned11,140HHaygate & Park20.5% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned11,277LLawley6.4% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned8,063MMuxton18.3% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned7,387NNewport North24.4% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned3,314NNewport South24.9% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned3,135

All 32 wards of Telford and Wrekin

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.