Newport
§ This page gives an overview of the Newport local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Newport is a city and county borough on the River Usk in southeast Wales, historically a port and industrial centre. It has transformed into a hub for logistics, manufacturing, and services, with cultural attractions and easy access to Cardiff and Bristol.
The administrative boundary of Newport can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Newport.
Key Facts about Newport
What region is Newport in? Newport is in Wales, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.
Is Newport a city? Yes, Newport is a city. Newport holds official city status as one of the 76 designated cities in the UK.
Who governs Newport? The local government for this district is: Newport City Council (Wales City Council).
▶ Official website of Newport City Council 🔗 newport.gov.uk
Which police force covers Newport? Policing in Newport is provided by Gwent Police 🔗 gwent.police.uk, which serves 5 local authority districts: Blaenau Gwent ⁞ Caerphilly ⁞ Monmouthshire ⁞ Newport ⁞ Torfaen.
Newport in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Newport is within an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Wales
- (ITL 2) ⇒ South East Wales
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Monmouthshire and Newport
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.
Constituencies in Newport
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Newport
Newport is divided into 21 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Allt-yr-yn
- Alway
- Beechwood
- Bettws
- Bishton and Langstone
- Caerleon
- Gaer
- Graig
- Llanwern
- Lliswerry
- Malpas
- Pillgwenlly
- Ringland
- Rogerstone East
- Rogerstone North
- Rogerstone West
- Shaftesbury
- St Julians
- Stow Hill
- Tredegar Park and Marshfield
- Victoria
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Communities in Newport
Newport has 29 communities, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Allt-yr-yn
- Alway
- Beechwood
- Bettws
- Bishton
- Caerleon
- Coedkernew
- Gaer
- Goldcliff
- Graig
- Langstone
- Liswerry
- Llanvaches
- Llanwern
- Malpas
- Marshfield
- Michaelstone-y-Fedw
- Nash
- Penhow
- Pillgwenlly
- Redwick
- Ringland
- Rogerstone
- Shaftesbury
- St. Julians
- Stow Hill
- Tredegar Park
- Victoria
- Wentlooge
In Wales, communities are the Welsh equivalent of civil parishes—the lowest tier of local government. Every part of Wales lies within a community, though only some have an elected community or town council. Where they exist, these councils handle very local matters and speak for residents to the county or county borough council. Like English civil parishes, communities are purely civil/administrative and are distinct from church parishes.
Built-up Areas in Newport
Newport covers 14 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Broadstreet Common *
- Caerleon
- Cardiff *
- Castleton (Newport)
- Langstone
- Llandevaud
- Llanwern
- Marshfield (Newport)
- Newport (Newport) *
- Parc-Seymour
- Ponthir *
- Risca *
- Rogerstone *
- Underwood
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Newport.)
Newport compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Newport compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Newport has 21 electoral wards.
Newport has a population of 167,899 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Newport can be found on the ONS statistics for Newport.