Electoral wardE05013353
Torpoint ward, Cornwall
Torpoint is one of 87 electoral wards of Cornwall Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,465 residents in 3,005 households — 2,736 people per km², the 53rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South East Cornwall constituency.
Residents, 20216,465council ward average 6,558
Households3,0052.15 residents per household
Density2,736/ km²about 2.36 km² · Cornwall 161
Aged 65+25.8%Cornwall: 25.3% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 253
5–95.3% · 342
10–156.5% · 421
16–193.9% · 249
20–244.4% · 285
25–3410.0% · 647
35–4916.7% · 1,078
50–6423.5% · 1,522
65–7413.6% · 879
75–848.7% · 562
85+3.5% · 227
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.4% · 702
1 car or van47.5% · 1,429
2 cars or vans22.9% · 687
3 or more6.3% · 188
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cornwall overall: 66.2% owned, 12.8% social rented, 19.7% private rented.
Owned outright38.3% · 1,151
With mortgage27.8% · 837
Shared ownership0.3% · 8
Social rented14.5% · 435
Private rented19.0% · 573
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house14.1% · 425
Semi-detached house33.9% · 1,018
Terraced house34.0% · 1,021
Purpose-built flat12.2% · 366
Converted house3.6% · 108
Other conversion0.9% · 27
Above shop / office1.2% · 37
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013353- Council
- Cornwall Council
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 87
Parishes in the ward
Torpoint
Other wards in the same constituency
CCallington & St Dominic26.8% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned6,775CCalstock30.5% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned6,647LLiskeard Central20.4% aged 65+ · 53.1% owned7,753LLiskeard South & Dobwalls27.7% aged 65+ · 65.0% owned7,354LLooe East & Deviock31.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned6,365LLooe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos37.4% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned5,807LLostwithiel & Lanreath30.0% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned6,186LLynher30.1% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned5,756RRame Peninsula & St Germans30.0% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned7,112SSaltash Essa28.6% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned6,818SSaltash Tamar25.5% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,244SSaltash Trematon & Landrake25.3% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned5,629SSt Cleer & Menheniot28.2% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned6,271
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.