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Electoral wardE05011809

Whimple & Rockbeare ward, East Devon

Whimple & Rockbeare is one of 30 electoral wards of East Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,009 residents in 1,258 households — 141 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Exmouth and Exeter East constituency; for county elections it is in the Broadclyst and Whimple & Blackdown divisions.

Residents, 20213,009council ward average 5,028
Households1,2582.39 residents per household
Density141/ km²about 21.36 km² · East Devon 185
Aged 65+26.8%East Devon: 30.0% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 111
5–95.1% · 154
10–157.3% · 219
16–194.0% · 121
20–244.2% · 126
25–346.6% · 200
35–4917.6% · 530
50–6424.7% · 746
65–7414.4% · 434
75–849.2% · 277
85+3.3% · 99

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.1% · 77
1 car or van34.3% · 432
2 cars or vans41.8% · 526
3 or more17.7% · 223
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.3% · 583
With mortgage31.5% · 397
Shared ownership1.4% · 18
Social rented9.6% · 121
Private rented11.1% · 140

Type of home

Detached house55.2% · 694
Semi-detached house26.0% · 327
Terraced house13.7% · 172
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 9
Converted house1.1% · 14
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 34
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011809
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Broadclyst, Whimple & Blackdown
Region
South West
Density rank in council
19 of 30

Parishes in the ward

RockbeareWhimple

Other wards in the same constituency

BBroadclyst15.1% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned7,083BBudleigh & Raleigh42.0% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned7,671CClyst Valley30.3% aged 65+ · 82.6% owned2,437CCranbrook4.1% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned6,745EExe Valley25.5% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned2,464EExmouth Brixington27.8% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned7,640EExmouth Halsdon31.1% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned7,409EExmouth Littleham39.4% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned8,070EExmouth Town20.7% aged 65+ · 54.3% owned7,307EExmouth Withycombe Raleigh21.9% aged 65+ · 64.7% owned5,073WWoodbury & Lympstone23.9% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned6,006

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.