Electoral wardE05011023
Topsham ward, Exeter
Topsham is one of 13 electoral wards of Exeter City Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,038 residents in 4,399 households — 1,811 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Exmouth and Exeter East constituency; for county elections it is in the Wearside & Topsham division.
Residents, 202110,038council ward average 10,055
Households4,3992.28 residents per household
Density1,811/ km²about 5.54 km² · Exeter 2,780
Aged 65+22.7%Exeter: 16.6% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 519
5–96.0% · 607
10–157.2% · 726
16–194.0% · 405
20–244.8% · 484
25–3412.6% · 1,264
35–4919.0% · 1,909
50–6418.4% · 1,851
65–7411.8% · 1,184
75–847.8% · 785
85+3.0% · 305
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.5% · 725
1 car or van46.9% · 2,062
2 cars or vans28.9% · 1,271
3 or more7.8% · 341
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Exeter overall: 57.2% owned, 16.6% social rented, 24.9% private rented.
Owned outright39.6% · 1,742
With mortgage27.9% · 1,230
Shared ownership2.0% · 88
Social rented14.6% · 642
Private rented15.7% · 693
Lives rent free0.2% · 7
Type of home
Detached house24.2% · 1,066
Semi-detached house30.6% · 1,344
Terraced house26.8% · 1,178
Purpose-built flat12.4% · 546
Converted house1.3% · 56
Other conversion0.8% · 37
Above shop / office1.0% · 43
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 127
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011023- Council
- Exeter City Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Wearside & Topsham
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 13
Other wards in the same constituency
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.