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Newport · Uttlesford

Newport: your neighbourhood

Newport electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 15% across Uttlesford (3.6 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 17% here, compared with 13% across Uttlesford (3.6 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 22.7% here, compared with 20.2% across Uttlesford (2.5 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.7%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

937 out of 4,129.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

141 out of 4,132.

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People counted in the census

4,132

21 March 2021 · Newport

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,132 out of 4,132.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

38.4%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,289 out of 3,353.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

40.2%

21 March 2021 · Newport

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

685 out of 1,704.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.5%

21 March 2021 · Newport

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

196 out of 1,704.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.9%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,306 out of 3,355.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.1%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,983 out of 3,355.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

66 out of 3,355.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.5%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

487 out of 3,353.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

186 out of 1,703.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.5%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

857 out of 3,355.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

17%

21 March 2021 · Newport

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

283 out of 1,703.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Newport

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

66 out of 3,355.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Newport ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

168 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 138 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Newport ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Newport
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024151
October 202471
November 202420
December 2024141
January 2025141
February 202582
March 2025150
April 2025171
May 2025101
June 2025120
July 2025140
August 2025100
September 202581
October 2025150
November 202590
December 2025170
January 2026120
February 2026110
March 2026150
April 2026112
May 2026140
June 2026251
July 2026171
August 2026141
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Newport
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime100
other theft15
criminal damage arson14
vehicle crime11
public order9
burglary7
other crime6
drugs4
bicycle theft1
robbery1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Uttlesford →