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Electoral wardE05015228

Newport South ward, Telford and Wrekin

Newport South is one of 32 electoral wards of Telford and Wrekin Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,135 residents in 1,398 households — 2,705 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the The Wrekin constituency.

Residents, 20213,135council ward average 5,798
Households1,3982.24 residents per household
Density2,705/ km²about 1.16 km² · Telford and Wrekin 639
Aged 65+24.9%Telford and Wrekin: 17.6% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 167
5–95.6% · 176
10–156.6% · 206
16–193.9% · 121
20–247.6% · 240
25–3411.2% · 351
35–4917.3% · 543
50–6417.6% · 554
65–7412.4% · 388
75–849.2% · 288
85+3.3% · 105

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.9% · 181
1 car or van45.6% · 638
2 cars or vans31.8% · 445
3 or more9.6% · 134
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.0% · 573
With mortgage27.9% · 390
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented11.7% · 163
Private rented19.1% · 267
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house38.9% · 544
Semi-detached house40.6% · 568
Terraced house10.8% · 151
Purpose-built flat6.4% · 89
Converted house1.0% · 14
Other conversion2.1% · 29
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015228
Constituency
The Wrekin
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
11 of 32

Parishes in the ward

Chetwynd Aston and WoodcoteNewport

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 East24.1% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned2,749NNewport North24.4% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned3,314

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.