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Housing in NP20 2LA

What the homes in NP20 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pillgwenlly & Docks
Council
Newport
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,080 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47%). Flats make up 35.4%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

NP20 2LAWales
Detached6.2%28.5%
Semi-detached11.4%32.1%
Terraced47%26.6%
Purpose-built flat29.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.9% of households in the NP20 2LA area own their home, less than half the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 31.6% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 11.4% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.

NP20 2LA
31%
32%
36%
Wales
  • Owned30.9%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented31.6%17%
  • Social rented36.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP20 2LAWales
Owned outright11.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan19.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.3%14.5%
Other private rented5.3%2.5%
From the council14%8.7%
From a housing association22.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 37.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP20 2LAWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.3%). 29.7% of households include dependent children.

NP20 2LAWales
Living alone, under 6622.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%14.6%
Couple, no children8.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.3%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children12.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%10.2%
Sharers and other households11.5%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Newport

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Newport (August 2026, +2.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

NewportWales
All homes£959£846
One bedroom£697£636
Two bedrooms£863£779
Three bedrooms£965£890
Four or more£1,362£1,247
Detached£1,280£1,083
Semi-detached£1,004£877
Terraced£922£833
Flat or maisonette£796£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP20 2LA (Pillgwenlly & Docks) (about 2,080 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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