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Electoral wardE05011782

Axminster ward, East Devon

Axminster is one of 30 electoral wards of East Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,125 residents in 3,678 households — 307 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Honiton and Sidmouth constituency; for county elections it is in the Axminster division.

Residents, 20218,125council ward average 5,028
Households3,6782.21 residents per household
Density307/ km²about 26.45 km² · East Devon 185
Aged 65+28.6%East Devon: 30.0% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 420
5–95.7% · 467
10–155.5% · 449
16–193.7% · 297
20–244.5% · 363
25–3410.6% · 860
35–4916.3% · 1,322
50–6420.0% · 1,627
65–7414.2% · 1,152
75–8410.3% · 837
85+4.1% · 331

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.0% · 589
1 car or van45.0% · 1,654
2 cars or vans28.6% · 1,051
3 or more10.4% · 381
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; East Devon overall: 72.1% owned, 10.3% social rented, 16.0% private rented.

Owned outright41.8% · 1,537
With mortgage23.3% · 858
Shared ownership2.1% · 79
Social rented15.7% · 577
Private rented17.0% · 625
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house31.3% · 1,149
Semi-detached house30.6% · 1,123
Terraced house23.8% · 875
Purpose-built flat10.5% · 386
Converted house1.6% · 59
Other conversion0.9% · 33
Above shop / office1.1% · 41
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 9
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011782
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Axminster
Region
South West
Density rank in council
12 of 30

Parishes in the ward

AxminsterLands Common to Axminster and Kilmington C.P.s

Other wards in the same constituency

BBeer & Branscombe38.7% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned2,353CColy Valley36.6% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned4,709DDunkeswell & Otterhead29.4% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned5,778FFeniton23.2% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned2,720HHoniton St Michael's27.7% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned6,807HHoniton St Paul's32.4% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned4,855NNewbridges36.8% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned2,533NNewton Poppleford & Harpford30.9% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,303OOttery St Mary26.2% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned7,986SSeaton43.3% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned7,128SSidmouth Rural44.0% aged 65+ · 81.8% owned2,101SSidmouth Sidford36.7% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned7,863SSidmouth Town50.5% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned4,413TTale Vale25.2% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned2,476

All 30 wards of East Devon

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.