City Profile • Local Authority

Newport

Newport is a local authority district comprising 11 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £236k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.9% over the past year. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

161,506
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

11 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Newport authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English80.4%
White: Other White4.4%
Pakistani3.0%
Bangladeshi1.8%
African1.7%
Indian1.3%

Age Profile

30-34 years7.9%
35-39 years7.0%
25-29 years6.9%
50-54 years6.7%
55-59 years6.7%
5-9 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Professional18.9%
Associate professional12.5%
Elementary occupations12.5%
Administrative and secretarial10.5%
Managers and directors10.2%
Caring and leisure9.3%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage32.4%
Owned: Outright30.5%
Private rented: Landlord14.6%
Social rented: Other10.9%
Social rented: Council8.6%
Private rented: Other2.1%

Area DNA

health6/10
safety8/10
transit8/10
investment3/10