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Housing in NP20 5EB

What the homes in NP20 5EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ridgeway & Glasllwch
Council
Newport
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,927 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.6%). Flats make up 11.1%, below the 12.5% across Wales.

NP20 5EBWales
Detached38.3%28.5%
Semi-detached42.6%32.1%
Terraced8.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat9.8%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

90.6% of households in the NP20 5EB area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, less than half the Wales figure of 17%. 47.8% own outright and 42.8% with a mortgage.

NP20 5EB
91%
Wales
  • Owned90.6%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented8.2%17%
  • Social rented1%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP20 5EBWales
Owned outright47.8%38%
With a mortgage or loan42.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%14.5%
Other private rented1.6%2.5%
From the council0.3%8.7%
From a housing association0.8%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP20 5EBWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 25.1% of households include dependent children.

NP20 5EBWales
Living alone, under 669.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%14.6%
Couple, no children22.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children22.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 5EB (Ridgeway & Glasllwch) (about 1,927 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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