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Electoral wardE05015229

Newport West ward, Telford and Wrekin

Newport West is one of 32 electoral wards of Telford and Wrekin Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 3,859 residents in 1,705 households — 4,941 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the The Wrekin constituency.

Residents, 20213,859council ward average 5,798
Households1,7052.26 residents per household
Density4,941/ km²about 0.78 km² · Telford and Wrekin 639
Aged 65+20.1%Telford and Wrekin: 17.6% · under 16: 18.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 167
5–95.6% · 215
10–158.6% · 334
16–195.8% · 225
20–249.3% · 361
25–3410.8% · 416
35–4918.1% · 699
50–6417.3% · 670
65–7410.1% · 390
75–847.0% · 272
85+2.9% · 113

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.4% · 313
1 car or van40.9% · 697
2 cars or vans30.2% · 515
3 or more10.5% · 179
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright32.2% · 549
With mortgage25.9% · 441
Shared ownership1.3% · 23
Social rented12.3% · 209
Private rented28.3% · 482

Type of home

Detached house36.4% · 620
Semi-detached house28.4% · 484
Terraced house17.0% · 290
Purpose-built flat12.1% · 206
Converted house1.5% · 25
Other conversion1.4% · 23
Above shop / office3.0% · 51
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015229
Constituency
The Wrekin
Region
West Midlands
Density rank in council
3 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 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.