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Electoral wardE05011789

Dunkeswell & Otterhead ward, East Devon

Dunkeswell & Otterhead is one of 30 electoral wards of East Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,778 residents in 2,378 households — 40 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Honiton and Sidmouth constituency; for county elections it is in the Whimple & Blackdown division.

Residents, 20215,778council ward average 5,028
Households2,3782.43 residents per household
Density40/ km²about 143.02 km² · East Devon 185
Aged 65+29.4%East Devon: 30.0% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 247
5–95.1% · 292
10–156.0% · 346
16–193.2% · 182
20–243.2% · 187
25–348.5% · 491
35–4915.4% · 890
50–6425.0% · 1,443
65–7415.1% · 871
75–8410.6% · 610
85+3.8% · 218

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.8% · 138
1 car or van35.1% · 834
2 cars or vans36.6% · 870
3 or more22.5% · 536
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright52.2% · 1,240
With mortgage25.8% · 613
Shared ownership0.9% · 21
Social rented5.6% · 133
Private rented15.6% · 370

Type of home

Detached house58.2% · 1,382
Semi-detached house29.6% · 704
Terraced house9.5% · 226
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 10
Converted house0.6% · 14
Other conversion0.4% · 9
Above shop / office0.5% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 18
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011789
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Whimple & Blackdown
Region
South West
Density rank in council
30 of 30

Parishes in the ward

AwliscombeCombe RaleighCotleighDunkeswellLuppittMonktonSheldonStocklandUpotteryYarcombe

Other wards in the same constituency

AAxminster28.6% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned8,125BBeer & Branscombe38.7% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned2,353CColy Valley36.6% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned4,709FFeniton23.2% 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.