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Electoral wardE05009922
Newport ward, Uttlesford
Newport is one of 22 electoral wards of Uttlesford District Council, in Essex (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 4,132 residents in 1,702 households — 160 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Essex constituency; for county elections it is in the Stansted division.
Residents, 20214,132council ward average 4,177
Households1,7022.43 residents per household
Density160/ km²about 25.74 km² · Uttlesford 141
Aged 65+22.7%Uttlesford: 20.2% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 228
5–95.8% · 238
10–157.6% · 313
16–193.6% · 147
20–244.0% · 167
25–3410.0% · 412
35–4919.0% · 786
50–6421.8% · 901
65–7413.1% · 540
75–846.5% · 267
85+3.1% · 130
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.4% · 143
1 car or van36.0% · 612
2 cars or vans38.1% · 648
3 or more17.6% · 299
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Uttlesford overall: 70.5% owned, 13.0% social rented, 14.6% private rented.
Owned outright36.1% · 614
With mortgage33.9% · 577
Shared ownership2.5% · 42
Social rented16.6% · 283
Private rented10.9% · 186
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house38.1% · 647
Semi-detached house34.2% · 581
Terraced house20.4% · 346
Purpose-built flat6.7% · 114
Converted house0.4% · 7
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009922- Council
- Uttlesford District Council
- County council
- Essex County Council
- County division
- Stansted
- Constituency
- North West Essex
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 22
Parishes in the ward
NewportQuendon and RicklingWiddington
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAshdon23.5% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned2,154CClavering25.9% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned2,326DDebden & Wimbish16.9% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned2,264EElsenham & Henham17.7% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned4,943FFlitch Green & Little Dunmow7.0% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,899GGreat Dunmow North17.5% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned5,101GGreat Dunmow South & Barnston24.3% aged 65+ · 66.6% owned6,445HHigh Easter & the Rodings19.0% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned2,493LLittlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts21.3% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned4,496SSaffron Walden Audley25.6% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned4,257SSaffron Walden Castle19.5% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned4,764SSaffron Walden Shire19.6% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned7,592SStansted North21.8% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,624SStansted South & Birchanger13.3% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned4,960
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.