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Newent & Taynton

Ward

North east Forest of Dean. About 7,386 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 37 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 20% of people in Newent & Taynton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,707
4,169th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
20%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Newent & Taynton compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Newent & TayntonMiddle
Population21 wards, Forest of Dean · 2021
Population: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 1,757 to 7,735. The middle area is 4,328. Newent & Taynton is 6,707.
6,7074th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Forest of Dean · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 20.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Newent & Taynton is 20.0%.
20%fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Forest of Dean · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 26.8% to 98.2%. The middle area is 84.7%. Newent & Taynton is 84.7%.
84.7%joint 10th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Forest of Dean · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Forest of Dean21 areas from 1.2% to 4.9%. The middle area is 2.6%. Newent & Taynton is 3.4%.
3.4%joint 3rd highest

What is the population of Newent & Taynton?

Newent & Taynton had 6,707 usual residents at the census.

Newent & Taynton is the 4,169th least populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Forest of Dean

These figures are published for the whole of Forest of Dean, not for each ward, so they describe all of Forest of Dean and not Newent & Taynton alone. See Forest of Dean

Average house price
£296,807
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,326
97th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
Joint 143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Newent & Taynton in brief

Newent & Taynton had 6,707 usual residents at the census.

About 20% of people in Newent & Taynton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Newent & Taynton, 84.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Newent & Taynton, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.