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Electoral wardE05011808

West Hill & Aylesbeare ward, East Devon

West Hill & Aylesbeare is one of 30 electoral wards of East Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,690 residents in 1,082 households — 170 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Honiton and Sidmouth constituency; for county elections it is in the Otter Valley division.

Residents, 20212,690council ward average 5,028
Households1,0822.49 residents per household
Density170/ km²about 15.86 km² · East Devon 185
Aged 65+32.3%East Devon: 30.0% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.1% · 84
5–96.1% · 163
10–158.5% · 228
16–194.3% · 115
20–243.1% · 84
25–344.2% · 114
35–4915.4% · 414
50–6423.0% · 620
65–7416.1% · 434
75–8411.6% · 311
85+4.6% · 123

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.2% · 56
1 car or van27.7% · 299
2 cars or vans45.8% · 495
3 or more21.3% · 230
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright58.4% · 631
With mortgage28.6% · 309
Shared ownership1.6% · 17
Social rented5.2% · 56
Private rented6.2% · 67

Type of home

Detached house81.7% · 882
Semi-detached house10.8% · 116
Terraced house5.7% · 61
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 2
Converted house1.3% · 14
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011808
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Otter Valley
Region
South West
Density rank in council
17 of 30

Parishes in the ward

AylesbeareWest Hill

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% owned7,986SSeaton43.3% 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% owned4,413

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.