Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002930

Newport South

Newport South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,994 residents in Telford and Wrekin. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Telford and Wrekin

6,994

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,104

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,605.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newport South

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned62.9%

1,953 households

Private rented24.1%

749 households

Social rented12%

372 households

Shared ownership0.9%

28 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.5%

1,165 households

Semi-detached33.9%

1,051 households

Terraced14.2%

440 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%

295 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%

55 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%

52 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%

41 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%

5 households

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%

1,335 households

2 cars or vans in household30.9%

959 households

No cars or vans in household15.9%

493 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%

316 households

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.7%

1,356 households

2 bedrooms25.1%

780 households

4 or more bedrooms22.6%

701 households

1 bedroom8.6%

266 households

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%

1,890 households

One-person household33.6%

1,043 households

Other household types5.5%

170 households

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%

1,086 households

1 person in household33.6%

1,043 households

3 people in household14.2%

442 households

4 people in household12.5%

387 households

5 people in household3.4%

106 households

6 people in household0.9%

27 households

7 people in household0.3%

8 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%

1,174 residents

15–2920.2%

1,411 residents

30–4417%

1,188 residents

45–6423.9%

1,668 residents

65 and over22.2%

1,552 residents

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%

6,568 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%

185 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%

133 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%

75 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

33 residents

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.6%

1,697 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications22.1%

1,265 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.5%

945 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.7%

845 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%

537 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.8%

273 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.9%

168 residents aged 16 and over

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%

3,116 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive42.5%

2,437 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student3.1%

176 residents aged 16 and over

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%

1,204 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%

712 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations12.4%

710 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students11.8%

678 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%

667 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%

653 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%

497 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%

334 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%

275 residents aged 16 and over

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%

3,304 residents

Good health34.5%

2,412 residents

Fair health13%

911 residents

Bad health4.2%

292 residents

Very bad health1.1%

75 residents

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%

5,682 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%

1,312 residents

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.4%

1,534 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%

1,076 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%

427 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%

68 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

0 households

Newport South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02002930

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Newport South

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Newport South

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.