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Homes rented privately

7.9% to 32%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.9% in Caldicot Castle to 32% in Grofield — a gap of 24.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

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.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Caldicot Castle	7.9%	56	713
Shirenewton	8.1%	72	884
Dewstow	8.6%	81	943
Rogiet	8.6%	64	741
Lansdown	8.6%	87	1,007
Llanelly	8.7%	157	1,804
Portskewett	9.1%	99	1,086
St Kingsmark	9.3%	76	813
Severn	9.6%	98	1,025
Osbaston	9.7%	93	954
Mitchel Troy and Trellech United	10.2%	154	1,514
Croesonen	10.5%	95	902
Mount Pleasant	10.7%	79	736
Mardy	11%	96	875
West End	11%	91	826
Pen Y Fal	11.1%	100	901
Drybridge	11.5%	115	1,002
Devauden	11.5%	69	600
St Arvans	11.6%	89	770
Magor West	11.6%	93	801
Magor East with Undy	11.7%	200	1,709
Caerwent	12%	106	886
Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon	12%	197	1,643
Crucorney	12.1%	109	900
Wyesham	12.2%	122	999
Llangybi Fawr	12.5%	94	753
Caldicot Cross	12.5%	89	711
Raglan	13.3%	142	1,064
Park	13.5%	137	1,016
Cantref	13.5%	139	1,029
Overmonnow	13.7%	136	993
Llanbadoc and Usk	14.5%	253	1,739
Llantilio Crossenny	15.9%	116	730
Goetre Fawr	16.3%	162	995
Bulwark and Thornwell	18.7%	416	2,226
Chepstow Castle and Larkfield	24.2%	390	1,610
Town	28.4%	301	1,061
Gobion Fawr	29%	228	787
Grofield	32%	369	1,152

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9% to 10.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.9% in Caldicot Castle to 10.2% in Lansdown — a gap of 7.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Caldicot Castle	2.9%	51	1,775
Shirenewton	3.1%	66	2,119
Magor East with Undy	3.2%	131	4,132
Mount Pleasant	3.2%	57	1,795
Osbaston	3.2%	74	2,284
Llangybi Fawr	3.3%	59	1,814
Devauden	3.6%	50	1,388
Mitchel Troy and Trellech United	4.3%	158	3,677
St Kingsmark	4.4%	86	1,967
Crucorney	4.4%	92	2,085
Llantilio Crossenny	4.7%	83	1,781
Caerwent	4.7%	99	2,124
Pen Y Fal	4.8%	90	1,877
Rogiet	4.8%	86	1,790
Mardy	4.9%	99	2,017
Raglan	5.1%	124	2,433
Goetre Fawr	5.1%	116	2,270
Portskewett	5.1%	127	2,483
Gobion Fawr	5.2%	97	1,866
St Arvans	5.3%	94	1,770
Overmonnow	5.4%	123	2,263
Magor West	5.7%	103	1,818
Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon	5.7%	221	3,847
Drybridge	5.8%	136	2,364
Llanbadoc and Usk	6.2%	250	4,051
Caldicot Cross	6.2%	97	1,562
West End	6.3%	122	1,938
Chepstow Castle and Larkfield	6.3%	200	3,154
Dewstow	6.4%	150	2,343
Cantref	6.5%	146	2,248
Bulwark and Thornwell	6.7%	335	5,018
Wyesham	6.8%	145	2,125
Llanelly	7.2%	294	4,110
Severn	7.2%	158	2,191
Grofield	7.4%	158	2,131
Croesonen	8.3%	164	1,967
Park	8.6%	177	2,056
Town	9.6%	194	2,013
Lansdown	10.2%	235	2,309

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People aged 65 or over

16% to 35.5%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 16% in Bulwark and Thornwell to 35.5% in Cantref — a gap of 19.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bulwark and Thornwell	16%	803	5,016
Rogiet	16%	287	1,790
Overmonnow	17%	385	2,262
Dewstow	17.1%	399	2,340
Lansdown	17.2%	397	2,308
Magor East with Undy	17.6%	726	4,131
West End	19.9%	387	1,940
Mount Pleasant	20.9%	376	1,797
Drybridge	22%	519	2,363
Caldicot Castle	23%	409	1,781
Caerwent	23%	488	2,124
Mardy	23%	464	2,017
Portskewett	23.5%	585	2,485
Croesonen	23.9%	469	1,965
Grofield	24.1%	512	2,127
Chepstow Castle and Larkfield	25.2%	794	3,152
Magor West	26%	473	1,817
Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon	26.9%	1,036	3,847
St Kingsmark	27.4%	538	1,966
Llanelly	27.4%	1,127	4,110
Llantilio Crossenny	28.3%	505	1,782
Severn	28.4%	621	2,190
Crucorney	28.7%	599	2,085
Gobion Fawr	29.3%	546	1,865
Shirenewton	29.3%	621	2,119
Wyesham	29.4%	624	2,123
Mitchel Troy and Trellech United	29.5%	1,085	3,674
Goetre Fawr	29.6%	673	2,274
Llangybi Fawr	29.9%	541	1,811
Llanbadoc and Usk	30.3%	1,228	4,051
St Arvans	30.9%	547	1,770
Devauden	31.6%	439	1,389
Caldicot Cross	31.8%	496	1,561
Raglan	31.9%	776	2,432
Park	32.9%	678	2,060
Town	33.2%	668	2,014
Osbaston	33.3%	762	2,285
Pen Y Fal	34.3%	645	1,878
Cantref	35.5%	799	2,249

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

8.3% to 28.4%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 8.3% in Osbaston to 28.4% in Lansdown — a gap of 20.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Osbaston	8.3%	159	1,916
Mount Pleasant	8.7%	128	1,463
Devauden	9.6%	115	1,203
Shirenewton	9.7%	178	1,836
Magor East with Undy	10.7%	366	3,427
St Kingsmark	11.1%	181	1,637
Caldicot Castle	11.4%	166	1,450
Mitchel Troy and Trellech United	11.5%	358	3,123
Llangybi Fawr	11.9%	188	1,582
St Arvans	12.7%	193	1,521
Caerwent	13.2%	233	1,760
Cantref	13.6%	266	1,953
Portskewett	13.9%	291	2,100
Pen Y Fal	14%	230	1,642
Crucorney	14.1%	255	1,805
Magor West	14.2%	216	1,525
Drybridge	14.2%	276	1,938
Llantilio Crossenny	14.5%	222	1,532
Raglan	15%	313	2,092
Gobion Fawr	15%	240	1,603
Llanelly	15.2%	528	3,479
Llanbadoc and Usk	15.2%	547	3,601
Rogiet	15.5%	227	1,463
Goetre Fawr	15.7%	315	2,006
Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon	16.2%	518	3,207
Chepstow Castle and Larkfield	16.3%	442	2,704
Overmonnow	16.6%	291	1,750
Mardy	17.4%	294	1,693
Caldicot Cross	18.7%	250	1,337
Grofield	19%	351	1,846
Croesonen	19.7%	316	1,608
West End	20.4%	320	1,570
Park	21%	373	1,772
Wyesham	21.3%	380	1,782
Bulwark and Thornwell	21.4%	881	4,120
Town	21.4%	373	1,744
Severn	22%	410	1,867
Dewstow	23.2%	414	1,787
Lansdown	28.4%	509	1,792

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.4% to 56.3%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 20.4% in Dewstow to 56.3% in Osbaston — a gap of 35.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dewstow	20.4%	364	1,787
Lansdown	22.8%	409	1,792
Severn	23.9%	446	1,867
West End	25.7%	404	1,570
Bulwark and Thornwell	26.5%	1,092	4,120
Caldicot Cross	28.9%	386	1,337
Croesonen	30.2%	486	1,608
Wyesham	32.3%	576	1,782
Town	32.5%	566	1,744
Overmonnow	33.5%	586	1,750
Portskewett	34.3%	720	2,100
Rogiet	34.9%	511	1,463
Chepstow Castle and Larkfield	37.4%	1,011	2,704
Caldicot Castle	37.6%	545	1,450
Drybridge	38.5%	746	1,938
Park	38.7%	685	1,772
Mardy	38.9%	659	1,693
Grofield	39.5%	730	1,846
Goetre Fawr	40.4%	810	2,006
Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon	40.4%	1,297	3,207
Llanelly	41.2%	1,432	3,479
Magor West	41.6%	634	1,525
Magor East with Undy	41.7%	1,428	3,427
Caerwent	41.7%	734	1,760
Raglan	42.5%	889	2,092
Llanbadoc and Usk	42.8%	1,541	3,601
Llantilio Crossenny	43.5%	667	1,532
Crucorney	43.7%	788	1,805
Gobion Fawr	44.1%	707	1,603
Pen Y Fal	48.4%	794	1,642
St Arvans	48.5%	738	1,521
St Kingsmark	48.7%	798	1,637
Llangybi Fawr	48.9%	774	1,582
Mitchel Troy and Trellech United	49.6%	1,548	3,123
Shirenewton	49.6%	911	1,836
Mount Pleasant	49.8%	728	1,463
Devauden	50.3%	605	1,203
Cantref	50.5%	987	1,953
Osbaston	56.3%	1,078	1,916

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

5.8% to 32.2%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 5.8% in St Kingsmark to 32.2% in Lansdown — a gap of 26.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
St Kingsmark	5.8%	47	813
Devauden	7.2%	44	608
Caldicot Castle	7.7%	55	713
Shirenewton	7.8%	69	884
Osbaston	8.3%	79	953
Mount Pleasant	8.5%	62	733
Magor East with Undy	8.7%	149	1,709
Mitchel Troy and Trellech United	10.1%	153	1,516
Gobion Fawr	10.3%	81	783
Llantilio Crossenny	10.4%	76	729
Llangybi Fawr	10.8%	81	753
St Arvans	10.9%	84	773
Caerwent	11.3%	100	885
Llanbadoc and Usk	12.4%	216	1,740
Crucorney	12.9%	116	900
Pen Y Fal	13.1%	118	902
Goetre Fawr	13.2%	131	994
Portskewett	13.4%	146	1,086
Cantref	13.5%	139	1,029
Raglan	14%	149	1,061
Magor West	14.3%	114	799
Mardy	14.3%	125	873
Drybridge	15%	150	1,003
Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon	15%	246	1,644
Llanelly	15.1%	272	1,807
Rogiet	15.2%	113	743
Chepstow Castle and Larkfield	16.1%	259	1,612
Caldicot Cross	17.1%	122	715
Grofield	19%	219	1,153
Overmonnow	19.7%	196	996
Park	19.8%	201	1,016
Wyesham	20.2%	202	1,000
Town	20.3%	215	1,061
West End	21.1%	174	825
Bulwark and Thornwell	21.5%	479	2,227
Severn	22.8%	234	1,025
Croesonen	23.8%	215	904
Dewstow	23.9%	226	946
Lansdown	32.2%	323	1,004

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.3% to 48.2%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.3% in Osbaston to 48.2% in Lansdown — a gap of 46.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 39 of 39 current wards with comparable figures.

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.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Osbaston	1.3%	12	954
St Kingsmark	2.5%	20	813
Llantilio Crossenny	3.7%	27	730
Devauden	3.8%	23	600
Shirenewton	4%	35	884
Magor East with Undy	4%	68	1,709
Caldicot Castle	4.8%	34	713
Llangybi Fawr	5.2%	39	753
Mitchel Troy and Trellech United	5.2%	79	1,514
Crucorney	5.8%	52	900
Cantref	6.8%	70	1,029
Mount Pleasant	6.9%	51	736
Gobion Fawr	7.5%	59	787
St Arvans	8.1%	62	770
Goetre Fawr	8.3%	83	995
Portskewett	8.7%	94	1,086
Llanbadoc and Usk	9.3%	162	1,739
Raglan	10.3%	110	1,064
Llanelly	10.4%	188	1,804
Caerwent	11.5%	102	886
Pen Y Fal	12.2%	110	901
Mardy	13%	114	875
Magor West	14.2%	114	801
Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon	14.7%	241	1,643
Drybridge	15.1%	151	1,002
Chepstow Castle and Larkfield	16%	257	1,610
Grofield	17.8%	205	1,152
Severn	18%	185	1,025
Park	18.1%	184	1,016
Caldicot Cross	19%	135	711
Wyesham	20.1%	201	999
Rogiet	20.4%	151	741
Town	21.8%	231	1,061
Bulwark and Thornwell	24.5%	545	2,226
West End	27.2%	225	826
Overmonnow	27.7%	275	993
Croesonen	30.7%	277	902
Dewstow	30.9%	291	943
Lansdown	48.2%	485	1,007

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