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Electoral wardE05011796

Feniton ward, East Devon

Feniton is one of 30 electoral wards of East Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,720 residents in 1,157 households — 130 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Honiton and Sidmouth constituency; for county elections it is in the Feniton & Honiton division.

Residents, 20212,720council ward average 5,028
Households1,1572.35 residents per household
Density130/ km²about 20.96 km² · East Devon 185
Aged 65+23.2%East Devon: 30.0% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 148
5–96.0% · 163
10–156.6% · 179
16–194.2% · 115
20–244.1% · 112
25–3411.6% · 316
35–4918.4% · 500
50–6420.4% · 556
65–7412.3% · 335
75–847.9% · 214
85+3.0% · 82

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.6% · 88
1 car or van38.1% · 441
2 cars or vans38.7% · 448
3 or more15.6% · 180
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.5% · 480
With mortgage35.7% · 413
Shared ownership2.2% · 25
Social rented5.4% · 63
Private rented15.1% · 175
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house30.9% · 358
Semi-detached house46.5% · 539
Terraced house18.8% · 218
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 32
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.5% · 6
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011796
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Feniton & Honiton
Region
South West
Density rank in council
20 of 30

Parishes in the ward

BuckerellFenitonGittisham

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% owned4,709DDunkeswell & Otterhead29.4% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned5,778HHoniton 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.