Electoral wardE05011014
Heavitree ward, Exeter
Heavitree is one of 13 electoral wards of Exeter City Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,247 residents in 3,901 households — 5,521 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Exeter constituency; for county elections it is in the Heavitree & Whipton Barton and St. Sidwells & St. James divisions.
Residents, 20219,247council ward average 10,055
Households3,9012.37 residents per household
Density5,521/ km²about 1.67 km² · Exeter 2,780
Aged 65+18.6%Exeter: 16.6% · under 16: 15.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 455
5–94.6% · 422
10–155.5% · 510
16–196.6% · 613
20–249.9% · 920
25–3413.9% · 1,285
35–4918.7% · 1,730
50–6417.2% · 1,590
65–749.1% · 837
75–845.9% · 548
85+3.6% · 337
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.9% · 1,010
1 car or van48.0% · 1,871
2 cars or vans20.4% · 794
3 or more5.8% · 226
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Exeter overall: 57.2% owned, 16.6% social rented, 24.9% private rented.
Owned outright36.8% · 1,437
With mortgage29.0% · 1,132
Shared ownership0.8% · 32
Social rented8.5% · 331
Private rented24.8% · 966
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house7.1% · 277
Semi-detached house29.8% · 1,164
Terraced house39.0% · 1,521
Purpose-built flat16.7% · 650
Converted house5.7% · 221
Other conversion0.8% · 33
Above shop / office0.9% · 34
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011014- Council
- Exeter City Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Heavitree & Whipton Barton, St. Sidwells & St. James
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 13
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlphington23.6% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned8,266DDuryard and St James9.0% aged 65+ · 42.6% owned15,147EExwick16.0% aged 65+ · 58.1% owned9,767MMincinglake and Whipton18.5% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned8,793NNewtown and St Leonard's14.2% aged 65+ · 44.0% owned10,852PPennsylvania14.3% aged 65+ · 54.6% owned10,534PPriory19.0% aged 65+ · 54.6% owned8,717SSt David's12.6% aged 65+ · 31.9% owned10,530SSt Thomas18.9% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned9,844
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.