Electoral wardE05011802
Seaton ward, East Devon
Seaton is one of 30 electoral wards of East Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,128 residents in 3,624 households — 1,709 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Honiton and Sidmouth constituency; for county elections it is in the Seaton & Colyton division.
Residents, 20217,128council ward average 5,028
Households3,6241.97 residents per household
Density1,709/ km²about 4.17 km² · East Devon 185
Aged 65+43.3%East Devon: 30.0% · under 16: 10.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 194
5–93.3% · 233
10–154.3% · 308
16–192.6% · 183
20–243.6% · 254
25–346.7% · 480
35–4912.7% · 907
50–6420.8% · 1,484
65–7419.4% · 1,386
75–8415.9% · 1,131
85+8.0% · 568
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.1% · 656
1 car or van49.3% · 1,788
2 cars or vans25.2% · 915
3 or more7.3% · 265
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; East Devon overall: 72.1% owned, 10.3% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright55.2% · 2,000
With mortgage17.4% · 631
Shared ownership0.8% · 30
Social rented7.2% · 262
Private rented19.3% · 698
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house38.0% · 1,376
Semi-detached house22.1% · 801
Terraced house15.0% · 542
Purpose-built flat16.9% · 612
Converted house4.3% · 155
Other conversion1.5% · 54
Above shop / office2.3% · 82
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011802- Council
- East Devon District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Seaton & Colyton
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 30
Parishes in the ward
Seaton
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% owned5,778FFeniton23.2% 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% owned7,986SSidmouth 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
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.