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Housing in NP20 5FA

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

Neighbourhood
Shaftesbury & Crindai
Council
Newport
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,489 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.7%). Flats make up 18.1%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

NP20 5FAWales
Detached4.3%28.5%
Semi-detached32.9%32.1%
Terraced44.7%26.6%
Purpose-built flat15.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.8% of households in the NP20 5FA area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 20.7% own outright and 15.2% with a mortgage.

NP20 5FA
36%
14%
49%
Wales
  • Owned35.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented14.1%17%
  • Social rented49.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP20 5FAWales
Owned outright20.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan15.2%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.6%14.5%
Other private rented1.5%2.5%
From the council7%8.7%
From a housing association42.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP20 5FAWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.8%). 28.6% of households include dependent children.

NP20 5FAWales
Living alone, under 6623.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.6%14.6%
Couple, no children11.4%16.5%
Couple with dependent children13.7%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children14.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.6%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 5FA (Shaftesbury & Crindai) (about 1,489 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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